InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition User Guide

Chapter 16: Building, Testing, and Distributing Installations
Configuring and Building Releases
If you are creating non-compressed builds, additional folders named after specific operating systems
may be included with the installation. This handles cases when files destined for a specific operating
system have the same name as those targeted for another operating system.
Build Logs and Reports
Quick Builds
Each time you build a release, a log and build report are generated. The log contains the same
information displayed in the Output window during the build process. The build report contains a
concise summary of your build, as well as a listing of all features, setup types, merge modules, dynamic
links, and files included in your build. Since both the log and report are generated and timestamped each
time you build a release, you can use these for manual verification of the contents of setups, as well as for
your records.
When you are testing your installation, you might not want to continually build all of your installation
files if no files have been changed. Once you have performed an initial complete build of your
installation, you can use the Quick Build option in InstallShield. The Quick Build option enables you to
rebuild only the .msi file part of an installation, shortening the build process. This is especially useful
when you are testing or making changes to a string or dialog.
Note: The SingleImage media type does not support the Quick Build option because the .msi file is included in the
Setup.exe file. In addition, the WebDeployment media type does not support the Quick Build option because the .msi file
is included in a .cab file.
Performing Quick Builds
Task To perform a quick build:
On the Build menu, click Quick Build.
Note: The SingleImage media type does not support the Quick Build option because the .msi file is included in the
Setup.exe file. In addition, the WebDeployment media type does not support the Quick Build option because the .msi file
is included in a .cab file.
Command-Line Builds
You can build a release from the command line using IsCmdBld.exe. Building an installation in this way
may be useful if you are trying to build from a batch file.
IsCmdBld.exe is located by default in the following location:
InstallShield Program Files Folder\System
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