Adding an External Resource Bundle

InstallAnywhere 2018

External resource bundles contain custom locale files (one per locale) that you can use to provide additional localized strings in your installer or replace InstallAnywhere’s built-in dynamic locale files. Each custom locale properties file includes a set of key-value pairs that provide localized values for installer resources.

When you add an external resource bundle, your installers use the custom locale properties files from that bundle to resolve the value of keys that the installer references, based upon the value of $INSTALLER_LOCALE$.

To add an external resource bundle:

1. On the Project page, click Locales. The Locales view opens.
2. In the External Resource Bundle Settings table, in the Bundle Name column, double-click an empty field.
3. Enter a name for the external resource bundle that you want to use.
4. Double-click the row’s Resource Bundle Path column. The Choose a File dialog box opens.
5. Locate the directory in which your custom locale properties file is stored and select one of the locale properties files.
6. Click the Select button.

Note • Verify that the external resource bundle contains a properties file for each locale that you plan to support. Installers that are built for locales without a properties file will default to English values for each localized resource that references the external resource bundle.

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