/**
* just plain wrong in case the programfiles are not stored where the developer expects them. E.g.
* in custom installations of large companies or if used internationalized version of windows with
* a language pack.
*
* @return the program files path
*/
private String buildWindowsDefaultPathFromProps() {
StringBuffer dpath = new StringBuffer("");
try {
// We load the properties
Properties props = new Properties();
props.load(
InstallerBase.class.getResourceAsStream(
"/com/izforge/izpack/installer/win32-defaultpaths.properties"));
// We look for the drive mapping
String drive = System.getProperty("user.home");
if (drive.length() > 3) {
drive = drive.substring(0, 3);
}
// Now we have it :-)
dpath.append(drive);
// Ensure that we have a trailing backslash (in case drive was
// something
// like "C:")
if (drive.length() == 2) {
dpath.append("\\");
}
String language = Locale.getDefault().getLanguage();
String country = Locale.getDefault().getCountry();
String language_country = language + "_" + country;
// Try the most specific combination first
if (null != props.getProperty(language_country)) {
dpath.append(props.getProperty(language_country));
} else if (null != props.getProperty(language)) {
dpath.append(props.getProperty(language));
} else {
dpath.append(props.getProperty(Locale.ENGLISH.getLanguage()));
}
} catch (Exception err) {
dpath = new StringBuffer("C:\\Program Files");
}
return dpath.toString();
}