Without re-compiling the installation package, update the installation program file created by InstallShield.

 

Objective: To achieve this without re-compiling the installation packageInstallShieldInstallationProgramFile update

Environment:Is2009

Steps:

1.From the installation directory. \ SystemExtractIscab.exe,Istools. dll,Mediabuild40.dllFile, copy them to the self-built folder, for example, copyD: \ testDirectory.

 

2.Copy the installation package to be modifiedD: \ testDirectory

 

Enter CMD Window, , Input D :, And then enter CD Test , Enter D: \ test Directory. Then use the command line Iscab data1.cab-lx-ICAB. ini Extract the installation package structure information and output it Cab. ini File, which roughly contains the header description segment [Iscab info] And file description [Program files in targetdir] Two-part format:

 

[Iscab info]

Product = iscab

Version = 2.0

 

[<Support> English files]

File1 = "_ isres. dll"

 

[<Engine> engine files]

File1 = "corecomp. ini"

 

[<Support> Chinese (simplified) OS independent files]

File1 = "license.txt"

File2 = "vssver. SCC"

 

[<Support> non-selfregistering]

File1 = "ISRT. dll"

File2 = "Default. Pal"

 

[<Support> English OS independent files]

File1 = "license.txt"

 

[<Support> language independent intel 32 files]

 

[Program files in targetdir]

File1 = "motictools. dll"

File2 = "motictrace.exe"

File3 = "software help request.xls"

 

[<Support> script]

File1 = "setup. enabled"

 

[<Engine> scriptengine]

File1 = "isw.dll"

 

[<Support> Chinese (simplified) intel 32 files]

 

[<Support> English intel 32 files]

 

[<Disk1> disk1 files (1)]

File1 = "layout. bin"

File2 = "data1.hdr"

File3 = "data1.cab"

 

[<Disk1> disk1 files (2)]

File1 = "setup.exe"

File2 = "setup. ini"

 

[<Disk1> disk1 files (3)]

File1 = "setup. enabled"

 

[<Support> Chinese (simplified) string tables]

File1 = "value. SHL"

File2 = "vssver. SCC"

 

[<Support> English string tables]

File1 = "value. SHL"

 

[<Support> language independent OS independent files]

 

[<Engine> selfregistering]

File1 = "ctor. dll"

File2 = "objectps. dll"

File3 = "iuser. dll"

 

[<Support> Chinese (simplified) files]

File1 = "_ isres. dll"

 

[<Engine> kernel placeholder]

File1 = "ikernel.exe"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.Add, delete, replace, and decompress the Update file to the original installation package through various command lines.

1) Add file: place the file to be added in D: \ test Directory to edit the exported Cab. ini File, retain only the header description segment ( [Iscab info] ) And the description section of the file to be added (note that the Group description of the file should be retained, as shown in [Public files in targerdir] ), Save the edited file Add. ini , In CMD Use the command line in the window Iscab data1.cab-a-iadd. ini , Add files to the original installation package.

Example:

Add"Moticdog. dll"FileCab, iniThe file is changed to the following:

[Iscab info]

Product = iscab

Version = 2.0

 

[Program files in targetdir]

File1 = "motictools. dll"

File2 = "motictrace.exe"

File3 = "software help request.xls"

File4 = "moticdog. dll"

 

 

InCMDUse the command line in the windowIscab data1.cab-a-iadd. ini,Double-click the installation package to install the software."Moticdog. DLThis file.

2) remove a file: edit the exported cab. INI file, retain only the header description section ( [iscab info] ) and description section of the file to be deleted (Note: The group description of the file should be retained, for example, [public files in targerdir] ) save the edited file as Del. INI , in CMD use the command line in the window iscab data1.cab-r-idel. INI to delete the installation package.

Example:

DeleteFile3 = "software help request.xls"FileCab, iniThe file is changed to the following:

[Iscab info]

Product = iscab

Version = 2.0

 

[Program files in targetdir]

File3 = "software help request.xls"

InCMDUse the command line in the windowIscab data1.cab-r-idel. ini,Double-click the installation package to install the software.Software help request.xlsFile

 

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