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Build Tab
The Build tab is where you configure how InstallShield should package your release.
Table 24-62: Settings on the Build Tab
Setting Media Type Description
Release Location Custom, CD-ROM,
DVD,
SingleImage,
WebDeployment
Media Size Custom, CD-ROM,
DVD
Media Size Unit Custom, CD-ROM,
DVD
Cluster Size Custom, CD-ROM,
DVD
Compression Custom, CD-ROM,
DVD,
SingleImage,
WebDeployment
Chapter 24: View Reference
Prepare for Release View
Enter the path to the top-level directory where your release will start to be
built, or click the ellipsis button (...) to browse to the location.
This setting shows the size of the currently selected media; it is read-only for
all media except custom. The decimal separator is a period (.). When you
build your release, InstallShield splits the files across disk image folders that
are no larger than the value that is specified in this setting.
The Media Size Unit setting indicates whether the value in the Media Size
setting is in megabytes or gigabytes.
This setting displays the unit size for the current media. For example, CDs
are measured in megabytes and DVDs are measured in gigabytes. You
cannot change this setting unless you are using the custom media type.
A cluster is the smallest unit of space on a disk. This size, measured in
bytes, is the minimum amount of space that is allocated for each file. If the
cluster size is set at 1024 bytes and you have a file that is 2000 bytes, that
file will take up two clusters on the disk. If the file is only 1000 bytes, it
requires only one cluster. However, the rest of the space in that cluster is not
available for any other file.
You cannot modify the cluster size for a predefined media type. This setting
is read-only unless you are configuring the custom media type.
Specify whether your product’s data files should be compressed:
• Compressed—InstallShield compresses all of your product’s data files
into .cab files.
• Uncompressed—InstallShield does not compress your product's files
into .cab files.
Note: The output of the build process depends on the media type that you
are building (such as CD-ROM, DVD-5, or SingleImage), whether compression
is used (as specified in the Compression setting), and whether you are
including a setup launcher (as specified in the Setup Launcher setting on the
Setup.exe tab).
For example, if you select Compressed for the Compression setting, you
select Yes for the Setup Launcher setting, and you are building a SingleImage
release, your data files are compressed into .cab files, and the .cab files are
streamed into your Setup.exe file. If you select Uncompressed for the
Compression setting, you select No for the Setup Launcher setting, and you
are building a CD-ROM release, your data files are left uncompressed in a
subfolder of the folder that contains the .msi file.
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