Reference

InstallAnywhere 2021

Reference information for InstallAnywhere is organized into the following sections:

InstallAnywhere Reference

Section

Description

Advanced Designer Reference

Describes the pages, views, and settings in the Advanced Designer.

Wizard Reference

Describes details about each of the wizards that are available in InstallAnywhere.

Menu Reference

Provides descriptions of the InstallAnywhere menus and menu commands that are available in the Advanced Designer interface.

Dialog Box Reference

Includes details about common InstallAnywhere dialog boxes: New Project, Open Project, InstallAnywhere Preferences, About InstallAnywhere, and others.

Actions

Lists the general actions, panel actions, install actions, and System i (i5/OS) actions that are available in the Advanced Designer and describes their purpose and implementation.

Rules Reference

Identifies the rules that are available in the Installer Rules view on the Project page of the Advanced Designer, as well as in action customizers.

Variables

Lists the standard InstallAnywhere variables, LAX properties, and Magic Folders.

Localization Reference

Includes a list of language codes and a table of common localizable elements.

Files and File Formats

Provides information on files such as the product registry, install logs, manifest files, debug output files, build properties files, and response files.

Command-Line Reference

Includes descriptions and examples of command-line arguments for InstallAnywhere installers and uninstallers, the build, and InstallAnywhere launchers.

InstallAnywhere Ant Task Reference

Provides details on the InstallAnywhere Ant task definition, task settings, build parameters, platform options, build options, installer options, and configurations.

Custom Code APIs

Provides a brief overview of the InstallAnywhere APIs and links to InstallAnywhere javadocs.