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Task To create a file extension association:
1. In the View List under Configure the Target System, click File Extensions.
Chapter 9: Configuring the Target System
Changing .ini File Data
2. Right-click the File Extensions explorer and click New Extension. InstallShield creates a new
file extension with the default name extn (where n is a successive number). Type your own extension
without the dot (for example, enter txt instead of .txt) to replace the default name.
3. Configure the settings for the extension.
Changing .ini File Data
An initialization (.ini) file is a special text file that contains information that applications and the
Windows system use to specify application options at startup or run time. Some .ini files, such as
Boot.ini and Wininit.ini, are used by the operating system. You can store profile, configuration,
language, font, and device driver information in an .ini file.
Note that it is recommended as a general rule that application settings be stored in the registry, instead
of in .ini files.
Format of an .ini File
Information in .ini files is stored under section names enclosed within square brackets, and each item
has the form keyname=value, as shown below:
[section name]
keyname1=value1
keyname2=value2
keyname3=value3
Key data can be a string value or an integer value.
InstallShield Projects and .ini Files
The INI File Changes view in InstallShield enables you to specify changes that should be made to .ini
files on the target system during the installation of your product. Although you can edit any .ini file
found on the target system, editing system .ini files is not recommended.
Editing an .ini file involves three steps:
1. Create an .ini file reference or import an .ini file.
2. Add a section to the .ini file.
3. Add a keyword to the .ini file.
Adding an .ini File
When you add an .ini file to your project, you are creating a reference to that .ini file in your installation.
If the feature associated with the .ini file is installed on the target system, the installation modifies the
.ini file according to the settings that you configure in the INI File Changes view.
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