Source Paths Tab

InstallAnywhere 2024 R2 » InstallAnywhere Preferences Dialog Box

Source paths are special variables that represent common paths to your project’s files. When you add a file, if the path to the file matches one of the values that is listed on the Source Paths tab of the InstallAnywhere Preferences dialog box, the source path variable name is substituted in place of the matching path. If you move your project and source files to a different folder or computer, InstallAnywhere can find all of the files by simply updating these source paths.

Use the Source Paths tab to define source paths as variables for installer projects.

Settings on the Source Paths Tab of the InstallAnywhere Preferences Dialog Box

Setting

Description

Enable Source Paths

To use source path variables instead of absolute hard-coded paths, select this check box.

Source Path List

This box on the Source Paths tab lists all of the defined source paths. The box contains the following columns:

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Access Path Name—Variable name to use in the source path.

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Folder—Location of the source path.

Add

To add an entry to the source paths box, click this button. InstallAnywhere adds a new row to the box, enabling you to specify the source path name and location.

To refer to a source path elsewhere in your InstallAnywhere project, use the following notation:

$<access_path_name>$

For example, if the Access Path Name column is RESOURCE, refer to it elsewhere in the project as $RESOURCE$.

Remove

Click to delete the selected row.

Default Source Paths

This area lists all of the default source paths for the currently open project. Select the check boxes of the source paths that you want to be able to use for the currently open project.

Note:For more information about source paths, see Working with Source Paths.