InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition User Guide

Access 97 Database File Panel
Chapter 23: Wizard Reference
Access 97 Object Wizard
Provide the location of your Access 97 application (an .mdb file) and choose whether to create a shortcut
for it.
Table 23-1: Access 97 Database File Panel Settings
Setting Description
Database Enter the fully qualified path to the .mdb file as it is stored on the
target system. Instead of hard-coding a path, you can select a
Windows Installer folder property from the list.
For example, if you are installing MyApp.mdb to the destination
folder [DATABASEDIR], then you can safely point to the following
path as the location of your database:
[DATABASEDIR]MyApp.mdb
It is your responsibility to make sure that the database exists on the
target system or a network location. The database file is not
automatically added to your setup project when you enter its path
into the Database field.
Create shortcut Select this option to add a shortcut to your Access 97 database on
the Programs menu. Since a shortcut must belong to a feature,
after you complete the wizard a new shortcut named
AccessShortcut is added to the Shortcuts/Folders view and
associated with the same feature as the Access 97 object.
The shortcut is supplied with initial properties based on your
settings in the Access 97 Object wizard. The most complex of
these properties is the shortcut’s argument; the following table
explains how the command-line argument is constructed:
• /runtime—This command-line parameter ensures the Access
application is opened in run-time mode (as opposed to retail
mode, which allows complete access to the database’s
tables).
• [database]—[database] contains the fully qualified path to the
.mdb file that you provided in the Database field (above).
• /profile [profile name]—This parameter opens the database
with the user profile you enter in the Additional Information
panel.
• /wrkgrp [file name]—This parameter instructs Access to
use the specified workgroup information (.mdw) file.
Additional Information Panel
In this step, you can configure custom user profile information. When the Access application is opened
with this user profile, it contains customized elements, such as a splash screen graphic with the
product’s logo.
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