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Glossary
Term Definition
extensible stylesheet
language (XSL)
external user
interface
A language used to describe how XML information should be presented.
The user interface developed by the author of an installation package. It does not use the
internal user interface capabilities that are available with the installer.
extract To remove, or decompress, a file from a compressed file, such as a cabinet file. A
compressed file is a single file that contains one or more other files. Compressed files are
reduced in size, thus, saving space. To use a file that has been compressed, it must first be
“pulled out” of the compressed file. A command-line utility called Extract.exe can be used
to extract files. During installation, missing or corrupted operating system files or
InstallShield files may need to be extracted from a compressed file to enable the installation
to complete.
false positive A false positive is something that gives the appearance of being true by a test, but in reality
is not. Most cases of false positives are found in anti-virus software. For example, anti-virus
software may claim that it has found a virus in an InstallShield file, but in fact, this is not the
case; their virus definitions need to be updated.
feature Logical representations of the functionality of the product. For example, an installation could
consist of a database, the main application files, and the help system files. Database,
Application, and Help System would all be features of the product. Although features are
visible to the end user, the actual files that comprise the features are within the components
of the features. See also component.
file An element of data storage in a file system.
file extension The portion of a file name, following the final point, that indicates the kind of data stored in
the file.
InstallShield scripting
run time
See IDriver.exe.
formatted When data has been divided or arranged for storage or display.
full update An installation that installs an updated version of your product over an earlier version.
full user interface (UI) One level of the installer’s internal user interface (UI) capabilities. Installation packages that
are built with the full UI level can display both the modal and modeless dialogs that have been
included in the internal UI.
gallery A collection of available resources that can be shared.
globally unique
identifier (GUID)
GUI Graphical user interface.
A long string of numbers created by InstallShield to uniquely identify your product from
others. Enter string GUIDs throughout InstallShield in the following format: {XXXXXXXX-XXXX-
XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}.
GUID See globally unique identifier.
hard drive The primary storage device on a computer. A hard drive contains disks on which data is read
from and written to magnetically. The term “hard” differentiates the aluminum or glass disks
used in a hard drive from floppy disks, which are made of plastic.
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