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Chapter 24: View Reference<br />

Prepare for Release View<br />

Table 24-58: Settings for JScript Custom Actions (cont.)<br />

Setting Description<br />

Condition This setting lets you specify one or more conditions that must be true in order for the<br />

selected custom action to be run. For example, you can create a condition that checks<br />

the target system for a specific operating system or minimum system requirements. If<br />

the conditions evaluate to True at run time, the custom action is run. If one or more of<br />

the conditions evaluate as False, the custom action is not run.<br />

To specify one or more conditions, click the ellipsis button (...) in this setting.<br />

When you add a condition, <strong>InstallShield</strong> adds a new setting under the Condition setting.<br />

This new setting displays the conditional statement for the condition that you added.<br />

To edit or delete a condition, click the ellipsis button (...) in the Condition setting.<br />

Setup Files View<br />

Setup or support files are files that are available on the target system only during your application’s<br />

installation process. Setup files are copied to a temporary directory on the target system when<br />

installation begins and are deleted when the installation is complete. The support directory<br />

(SUPPORTDIR) is a dynamic file location and might be different on every target system and even on the<br />

same system for different installation instances.<br />

The Setup Files view also contains a Disk1 node, which allows you to add files to the root of the source<br />

media.<br />

Prepare for Release View<br />

The final step in creating your setup project is to build and test your installation. <strong>InstallShield</strong> provides<br />

you with many different media types to choose from, as well as the ability to test your installation from<br />

within <strong>InstallShield</strong>.<br />

Table 24-59: Views Under the Prepare for Release View<br />

View Description<br />

Releases The Releases view enables you to configure, build, test, and distribute your distribution<br />

media for your end users.<br />

Releases View<br />

When you build a release, <strong>InstallShield</strong> takes all of the information from your installation project and<br />

compiles it into a Windows Installer installation package (.msi file) capable of installing your product<br />

onto any supported Windows platform.<br />

After you have completely designed your project in <strong>InstallShield</strong>, you are ready to build a release for<br />

testing and, ultimately, distribution to your customers. The Releases view contains settings that indicate<br />

how <strong>InstallShield</strong> should build your release. To learn more about the settings in the Releases view, see<br />

the following:<br />

578 ISE-1800-UG01 <strong>InstallShield</strong> <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Express</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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