Adobe 65019371 Deployment Guide - Page 16

Choosing a Deployment Configuration Identifying the Package You Need Table 1: Path Forms for the Package-to-Product Install Folder Link Relative Path Relative paths are used to locate the product install folder relative to the location of the package that references it, i.e. relative to the current working directory of the Uber program when it runs. Relative paths are recommended in cases where the package and the product install folder are located together on the same drive or volume on a system or on the same movable storage medium. A relative path on Windows contains a path component that does not begin with either a slash or backslash ( / or \). A relative path on the Mac is any path that does not start with a slash( / ). ..\Mystery Files\Follow Me Mystery Files/Follow Me Absolute Path Absolute paths are used to locate the product install folder relative to the target machine, independent of where the package is located. An absolute path can resolve to either a local directory or a network location. You cannot determine for certain whether an absolute path is a local path or a network path just by looking at it, although you can in some instances make an educated guess. For example, on the Mac, network mounts are often made under the /Volumes folder. On Windows, network mounts are often done on drive letters near the end of the alphabet. An absolute path on Windows begins with a drive letter and colon followed by a slash or backslash ( / or \ ). For example: H:\CS4_Apps\PIFs\WebPremium An absolute path on the Mac begins with a single slash ( / ). For example: /CS4_Apps/PIFs/WebPremium Explicit Network Path An explicit network path denotes a specific server, a mountable volume on that server, and optionally a path on that volume. Explicit network paths are useful when the product install folder is remote to the target, especially when it cannot be mounted on the target before deployment. Explicit network paths are easily recognizable. On Windows, you must use UNC (Universal Naming Convention) paths, which begin with two backslashes ( \\ ) or two quoted slashes ( "//" ) and whose first path element is the name of a server. For example: \\fileserver.company.com\transfer\CS4-Apps\PIFs\WebPremium On Mac, you must use AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) paths of the form afp://server-name/volume-name/path. For example: afp://fileserver.company.com/transfer/CS4-Apps/PIFs/WebPremium Table 2: Path Forms Required for Deployment Configurations Config Package Product Install Folder TT Together on same drive on TARGET TM Together on PHYSICAL MEDIUM mounted on target TS Together on same drive on SERVER IT ANYWHERE IM ANYWHERE IS ANYWHERE On different drive on TARGET On PHYSICAL MEDIUM mounted on target On SERVER, mounted on target before deployment On SERVER, mounted on target during deployment Path Type Relative Relative Relative Absolute local Absolute local Absolute network Explicit Network Document Version 1.0 Sep 2009 16