How can I convert a path to DOS or UNIX style?

The features explained in this article are only available when running an installer on Windows, having no effect on other platforms.

InstallBuilder has the following modifiers available to convert a path contained inside an installer variable or parameter to a different format:

- DOS format (8:3 short-style paths): append to the variable a ".dos" modifier. For instance, if the "${installdir}" parameter contains "C:\Program Files\My application", if you reference it using "${installdir.dos}", the path will be shown as "C:\PROGRA~1\MYAPPL~1". NOTE: this conversion relies on a feature of the Windows Operating System, which imposes as a condition that the file / folder referenced by the path must exist for the conversion to work.

- UNIX format (forward slashes): append to the variable a ".unix" modifier. For instance, if "${installdir}" contains "C:\Program Files\My application", if you reference it using "${installdir.dos}", the path will be shown as "C:/Program Files/My application".

Please note that using the above modifiers will not change the value contained inside the variable / parameter, the modifier only changes the resulting expansion of the variable.