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Chapter 24: View Reference
Prepare for Release View
Events Tab
The Events tab lets you configure settings for distributing releases to a folder or FTP site automatically at
build time or at any time on demand.
Edition: The Events tab in the Premier edition of InstallShield has additional settings that let you specify commands that
you want to be run at various stages of the build process. For example, you can specify a command that you want to be
run after InstallShield has built the .msi package and the .cab files (if your product’s data files are to be stored in .cab
files). Note that this event occurs before the .msi package has been digitally signed and streamed into the Setup.exe file.
Table 24-67: Settings on the Events Tab
Setting Media Type Description
Copy to Folder Custom, CD-ROM,
DVD,
SingleImage,
WebDeployment
FTP Location Custom, CD-ROM,
DVD,
SingleImage,
WebDeployment
If you want to be able to automatically distribute your release to a folder,
specify the location. Existing folders with the same names as copied folders
are overwritten, but no folders are deleted. Specify the folder path by
entering the path in this setting, or click the ellipsis button (...) to browse to
the location.
Tip: InstallShield copies all of the relevant files for your release to the
specified folder whenever you right-click the release in the Releases view and
then click Distribute.
If you want the build engine to copy your release to the specified folder after
every build, select Yes for the Distribute After Build setting.
Note: If you specify a folder for this setting and you also specify an FTP
location on the Events tab, InstallShield copies the release to only the FTP
location.
If you want to be able to automatically distribute your release to an FTP
server, specify the FTP URL for the location. Each release in your project can
have a different FTP location.
Note: If you need to distribute your release to a path outside the FTP default
folder, use a double slash (//). For example, to distribute your release to a
root-level folder called myproduct, where the URL of the FTP server is ftp:/
/ftp.mydomain.com, enter ftp://ftp.mydomain.com//myproduct for
the FTP location.
Tip: InstallShield copies all of the relevant files for your release to the
specified FTP location whenever you right-click the release in the Releases
view and then click Distribute.
If you want the build engine to copy your release to the specified location
after every build, select Yes for the Distribute After Build setting.
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