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Chapter 10: Customizing Installation Behavior
Using Setup Files
Table 10-2: Return Values of MsiQueryProductState (cont.)
Return Value Description
5 The product is installed for the current user.
Using Setup Files
Setup files (also known as support files) are files that are available on the target system only during your
application’s installation process. Support files are copied to a temporary directory on the target system
when installation begins, and they are deleted when the installation is complete. The support directory
(SUPPORTDIR) is a dynamic file location and might be different on every target system and even on the
same system for different installation instances.
In the Setup Files view, you can add and remove files that you want to be available on the target system
only during installation.
To access a particular setup file during installation, you can query for the value of the support directory
(SUPPORTDIR) and then append the file name to the SUPPORTDIR value to obtain the complete path
of the file.
Adding Setup Files
Task To add setup files to your installation project:
1. In the View List under Define Setup Requirements and Actions, click Setup Files.
2. In the Support Files explorer, click the item that should contain the support file that you are
adding. For example, you can add the setup file to the English (United States) item or an item for a
different language if your project is in a language other than English.
3. Right-click anywhere in the Files pane and then click Insert Files. The Open dialog box opens.
4. Browse to the file that you want to include. To select multiple files, hold down the CTRL key while
clicking files.
5. Click OK.
InstallShield adds the file to the Files pane.
Adding a License File
You can add a text file containing a license agreement in the Support Files view (for example,
License.txt).
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