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How to find Cadence install location in 17.2?

SPB 17.2 has removed the CDSROOT env var, which I'd used to determine the installation folder. I used it in a post-install script which configured users' PCs.

Is there a way to determine the install location in 17.2? For now if the env var was blank I just input a text string, but that's ugly and a pain to maintain.

Thanks!

steve over 7 years ago

17.2 doesn't need this anymore - it doesn't use the PATH variable but there is no reason why you can't simply add it back in again....
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oldmouldy over 7 years ago

If you really need the installation location, it's in the registry. For All Users installation this is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cadence Design Systems\SPB 17.2\Targetdir but it will likely be in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Cadence Design Systems\SPB 17.2\Targetdir for a This User Only installation, use the "reg query" command at the Windows Command Prompt to get the value.
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