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Task To add a .NET assembly to your project:
Chapter 19: Integrating InstallShield with External Applications
Integrating with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server
1. In the Solution Explorer under Specify Application Data, double-click Files.
2. Add the .NET assembly to a feature.
3. Right-click the file and then click Properties. The Properties dialog box opens.
4. Click the COM & .NET Settings tab.
5. In the Scan at Build list, select Dependencies and Properties.
At build time, InstallShield scans the .NET assembly and adds its dependencies and properties as
needed.
Adding Project Output from Web Services or a Web
Application
InstallShield provides enhanced Web services support. If you add a project output (any project output)
from a Web Service or Web Application project, InstallShield will prompt you to add the project as a
Web Service. If you choose No, the project output that you have selected is added normally. If you select
Yes, InstallShield performs the following:
1. InstallShield creates a Destination Folder called IISROOTFOLDER.
2. InstallShield deploys the following Visual Studio Project Outputs into the IISROOTFOLDER:
[Content Files] goes to the [IISROOTFOLDER]{VSIPProjectName}
[Primary Output] goes to the [IISROOTFOLDER]{VSIPProjectName}\bin"
3. InstallShield creates an IISVirtualDirectory with a target of
[IISROOTFOLDER]{VSIPProjectName}.
Adding .NET Framework Support to an Installation Project
If your application installation requires that .NET Framework support on the target system, you can add
that support to your installation project. For more information, see Adding .NET Framework
Redistributables to Projects.
Integrating with Microsoft Visual Studio Team
Foundation Server
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) is a set of tools and technologies that enable a
team to collaborate and coordinate the tasks for developing a product. InstallShield has support for
integrating with Team Foundation Server. Some highlights of this integration are:
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