Appendix A. Standard InstallAnywhere Variables

InstallAnywhere includes a number of default variables that store information essential to the installation process. The variables listed in Table A.1 are standard InstallAnywhere variables.

Table A.1. Standard InstallAnywhere Variables
VariableDefinitionStatus
$/$ or $\$These represent platform-specific file separators, which are most useful to refer to paths in a platform-independent manner. These have the same value as the Java property file separator.This variable is read-only.
$;$ or $:$These represent platform-specific path separators.This variable is read-only.
$CHOSEN_DIALOG_BUTTON$This variable is set to the return value as set by the end-user's choice in the Show Message Dialog Box action. ...

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