Post-Install View

InstallAnywhere 2018 » Advanced Designer » Sequence

Use the Post-Install view on the Sequence page to schedule the panels and actions that occur after the installer has made the required changes to target systems. Post-Install actions are generally actions that require files to be installed; examples are showing the Readme file or launching the product that was just installed.

Actions that occur during the Post-Install sequence are not uninstalled.

When an action is scheduled for the Post-Install sequence, it may be executed more than once if an end user clicks Previous and then Next repeatedly. This could cause several errors for actions that modify files, such as Modify Text File - Single File or Register Windows Service. For these types of actions, it is recommended that you schedule them during the actual installation (within the Install sequence) to prevent this type of error.

For more information, see:

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Customizing the Post-Install Sequence

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Adding Post-Install Actions

The Post-Install view contains the following controls:

Post-Install View Controls
Control	Description
Action List	The Action List displays the hierarchy of action groups and actions that comprise the Post-Install sequence. You can add action groups and actions to the Action List by clicking the Add Action button. Once an item is listed in the Action List, you can move items around in the hierarchy by dragging and dropping them or by clicking the arrow buttons. Right-clicking in the Action List shows a context menu that you can use to manage the action groups and actions.
Add Action	The Add Action button opens the Choose an Action dialog box, where you can choose to add action groups and actions.
Remove	The Remove button deletes the currently selected action, file, or directory from the Visual Tree.
Properties Tab	The Properties tab displays the customizers for the selected project element.
Rules Tab	Use the Rules tab to add rules to the selected project element.
Tags Tab	Use the Tags tab to add build configuration tags to the selected category or action. To learn more, see Assigning Tags to Project Elements.

Post-Install View

InstallAnywhere 2018 Help Library

March 2018