InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition User Guide

File Linking Tab
Chapter 22: Dialog Box Reference
Folder Properties Dialog Box
The File Linking Tab of the Folder Properties dialog box enables you to specify dynamic folders. This
dialog box can be accessed by right-clicking on a destination folder in the Files view and clicking
Dynamic File Linking.
Table 22-19: Settings for the File Linking Tab of the Folder Properties Dialog Box
Setting Description
Source folder Enter the full path to the folder that you want to have dynamically linked, or click the
Browse button to navigate to it.
Include subfolders To dynamically link the files in each subfolder, select this check box.
For information on how InstallShield creates components for the dynamically linked files in
subfolders, see Determining the Appropriate Component Creation Method for Dynamically
Linked Files.
Self-register all files To self-register every file in the dynamic link, select this check box.
Create using best
practice methods
To specify that InstallShield should adhere to best practices when creating the components
for dynamically linked files, select this check box. When best practices for component
creation are followed, InstallShield performs the following tasks at build time for all of the
files that meet the include and exclude filter criteria:
• InstallShield creates a separate component for each portable executable (PE) file in
the dynamically linked folder. Each PE file is the key file of its component.
• InstallShield adds all non-PE files at the root level of the dynamic link to the component
that contains the link.
• If the dynamic link includes a subfolder, InstallShield creates a new component for all
of the non-PE files in that subfolder. If the dynamic link includes more than one
subfolder, InstallShield creates a separate component for all of the non-PE files in each
subfolder.
To specify that InstallShield should not follow best practices when creating the components
for dynamically linked files, clear this check box. For this component creation method,
InstallShield performs the following tasks at build time for all of the files that meet the
include and exclude filter criteria:
• InstallShield creates one component for all of the files that are in the root-level
dynamically linked folder, regardless of the file types.
• If the dynamic link includes one or more subfolders, InstallShield creates a separate
component for all of the files in each subfolder, regardless of the file types. The first
dynamically linked file in a subfolder’s component is the key file of that component.
This check box is selected by default for all new dynamic links.
Tip: A component is the smallest installable part of a product. The Express edition of
InstallShield creates components for you automatically. For more information, see
Installation Fundamentals.
For more information, see Determining the Appropriate Component Creation Method for
Dynamically Linked Files.
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