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Chapter 16: Building, Testing, and Distributing Installations
Configuring and Building Releases
Table 16-5: MSBuild InstallShield Task (cont.)
Parameter Type Description
PreprocessorDefines ITaskItem[ ] This parameter enables you to add or override the preprocessor
defines for the project. Using this parameter, you can specify the
definition of the preprocessor define and also define a value for the
name of the preprocessor define using the Token subelement.
For more information on MSBuild ITaskItem[ ] properties, see the
MSDN Library.
Edition: This parameter applies to the Premier and Professional
editions of InstallShield.
OutputGroups ITaskItem[ ] This parameter specifies the project output groups from the Visual
Studio solution. Using this parameter, you can specify the path to
the source location of the project output group and also define
these additional values using these subelements as listed:
• Name—Name of the project
• OutputGroup—Name of the project output group
• TargetPath—Target path of the project output group (different
from its source location)
For more information on MSBuild ITaskItem[ ] properties, see the
MSDN Library.
Build String This parameter specifies what type of build to perform. You can
choose from these types of builds:
• Complete—Specify this value if you want to generate a full
build.
• Tables—Specify this value if you have already performed a
complete build and you simply want to rebuild only the .msi file
part of the installation. This type of build is also known as a
Quick Build. Note that this type of build cannot be performed
with the SingleImage or WebDeployment types of release
configurations.
Edition: Compile, TablesAndFiles, and UpgradeOnly are additional
Build values that are available in the Premier and Professional
editions of InstallShield.
BuildCompressed Boolean This parameter specifies whether your release is compressed into
one file or remains uncompressed in multiple files.
BuildSetupExe Boolean This parameter specifies whether you want to create a Setup.exe
file along with your installation.
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