SQL Server: How to SELECT the installation path?

Question

i know there is a variable, function, or stored procedure that you can use to find the path that SQL Server is installed to:

e.g.:

c:\\Program Files\         


        

Answer 1

How to select the installation path

Note: xp_instance_regread doesn't read the registry key you specify, but instead converts that key path into the appropriate path for the specific SQL Server instance you're running on. In other words: xp_regread fails where xp_instance_regread succeeds.

SQL Server Installation Directory

declare @rc int, @dir nvarchar(4000) 

exec @rc = master.dbo.xp_instance_regread
      N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
      N'Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Setup',
      N'SQLPath', 
      @dir output, 'no_output'
select @dir AS InstallationDirectory

SQL Server Backup Directory

declare @rc int, @dir nvarchar(4000) 

exec @rc = master.dbo.xp_instance_regread
      N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
      N'Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer',
      N'BackupDirectory', 
      @dir output, 'no_output'
select @dir AS BackupDirectory

SQL Server 2000 Location Functions