$LOCATEDIR$ is assigned a value with the LOCATE
function. LOCATE searches the user's system for a particular file,
and $LOCATEDIR$ is assigned the value of the directory path in
which the file was located. This value includes both the disk drive
and the directory path. Refer to the LOCATE command for more
information.
Common uses include:
- Setting the installation directory to the directory in which a
previous version of the software is found. For example, if you are
upgrading and you want to install in the directory in which the
user installed the last version of the software.
- Installing a file in another application's directory. For
example, you supply a script file for a database program and you
want this script to reside in the database program's directory
rather than the directory in which your software is being
installed.
