InstallShield 2012 Express Edition User Guide - Knowledge Base ...

Chapter 8: Organizing Files for Your Installation
Including Redistributables in Your Installation
c. InstallShield Program Files Folder\Objects
d. InstallShield Program Files Folder\Modules\i386\Japanese
e. InstallShield Program Files Folder\Modules\i386\German
f. Program Files Folder\Common Files\Merge Modules
Modifying the Object and Merge Module Configurations
Once you have added an object or merge module to your project, you may need to change its
configuration.
Task To modify the configuration of any object or merge module after you have included it in your project:
1. In the View List under Specify Application Data, click Redistributables.
2. Right-click the object or merge module that you want to modify and select either Change Object
Settings or Configure merge module. The appropriate wizard opens, enabling you to modify
the configuration.
Merge Module Exclusions and Dependencies
When you add a merge module to your installation, you are accepting conditions that go along with that
module. Two such conditions are the module exclusions and dependencies.
Module Dependencies
When a module is created, dependencies are set for it. This means that a module will not work if you do
not include its dependencies as well. InstallShield automatically associates a module’s dependencies
with your installation project if they are stored in your local redistributables gallery. If those modules
cannot be found, you need to obtain a copy of each and associate them with your installation project in
the Redistributables view.
Module Exclusions
Some modules do not operate correctly in the presence of certain other modules. If this is the case, the
module’s author should list them as exclusions and they should appear in the description window of the
Redistributables view. If your newly associated module has exclusions, and those excluded modules
have already been associated with your installation, InstallShield silently removes any reference to them
in your installation.
Caution: Any excluded modules that are added to the installation after the excluding module has been added will not be
removed; in addition, you will not receive any warning that they are incompatible.
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