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Chapter 8: Organizing Files for Your Installation
Including Files and Folders
Source Computer’s Files (Top Right)
The Source computer’s folders pane displays the files contained in the currently selected folder of the
Source computer’s folders pane. You can drag files from this pane to a destination folder in the
Destination computer’s pane. The files you drop into the bottom panes are added to your installation
project.
Destination Computer’s Folders (Bottom Left)
In the Destination computer’s folders pane, you can add files to destination folders and create new
destination folders.
Destination Computer’s Files (Bottom Right)
The Destination computer’s files pane displays all the files you have added to the currently selected
destination folder. By right-clicking a file in this pane, you can copy, paste, or delete the file, or edit the
file’s properties.
Adding Files and Folders with the Files Explorer
Task To add files and folders using the files explorer:
1. In the View list under Specify Application Data, click Files.
2. In the Feature list, select the feature with which you want the file associated.
3. In the Destination computer’s folders pane, right-click Destination Computer and then
click the predefined folder that you want to use.
4. If you need to create a further folder hierarchy, right-click the predefined folder, click Add, and
provide a name for the folder. Repeat as necessary.
5. In the Destination computer’s folders pane, click the folder into which you want to place the
file.
6. In the Source computer’s folders pane, navigate to the folder containing the file you want to
add.
7. Select and drag the file you want to add from the Source computer’s files pane to the
Destination computer’s files pane.
Tip: If you want to add an entire folder into a destination folder, drag the folder from the Source computer’s folders
window to the destination folder.
Source Path Variables
When you add a file from a Windows folder, the Link To column in the Destination computer’s files pane
displays a path variable, rather than an absolute path for most files. This provides more portability for
your installation projects. If you move the project to another development machine, the path variables
assure that you do not have to update the paths for your files.
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