InstallShield study NOTE 2: component configuration

The details of the configuration file are recorded here.

1. Features Configuration

In InstallShield, you can add components to be installed in features. Note the following:

When you change the defaultfeature name to all in installsrcipmsi by default, all the feature will be installed regardless of any feature selected during installation.

(This problem occurs in InstallShield 10. The InstallShield version does not know whether it has been modified. In short, record it first ..)

If you select only one feature, either newfeature1 or newfeature2 will be installed.

 

Solution:

Modify the root feature name, such as allfeatrue or installall.

 

2. Windows 64-bit system default installation directory Configuration

• Installsrcipmsi

To configure the default installation path to the C: \ Program Files directory, modify the following two items:

(Because Installshield is a 32-bit software, the installation directory on 64-bit machines is: C: \ Program Files (x86), which is the default installation directory for 32-bit software)

(1) modify the folder directory

(2) modify the template type

If it is an AMD 64-bit processor, you can choose the configuration; if it is an Intel 64 processor, choose intel64. 1033 indicates that the default language is English.

 

• Installsrcipt

You only need to modify one configuration item.

Modify the targetdir attribute value to: programfiles64, which indicates that

 

3. Component dynamic connection Configuration

You can select the component type as "Dynamic Links" for the InstallShield project.

Advantage: associating to a specified folder automatically changes with the content of the folder. It is advantageous if you need to add or delete files continuously.

Disadvantage: it is not recommended to associate all files in the folder. If only some files are displayed during installation.

• Installsrcipmsi

In the project, you can directly select the component type as "Dynamic Links.

• Installsrcipt

You need to select the extension button behind the link type attribute to select Dynamic Link.

InstallShield study NOTE 2: component configuration