New Features in InstallAnywhere 2021
InstallAnywhere 2021 includes the following new features and enhancements:
| • | Support of File Associations in Windows |
| • | Support for 8.3 File Naming |
Support of File Associations in Windows
In InstallAnywhere 2021, new Action has been added to handle File Associations on Windows platforms. This Action is available for all project types. New Action “Associate File Extension - Windows” is added to Install Phase & Post- Install Phase. It is available at:
| • | Sequence > Install > Add Action > General |
| • | Sequence > Post-Install > Add Action > General |
You can now enable 8.3 file naming for all volumes with elevated privileges for Windows target machines. Added new action “Enable 8.3 File Naming Action” to enable 8.3 naming for all volumes and added a new variable “$IA_8DOT3_FILENAMECREATION_STATE$” to identify whether the 8.3 File creation is enabled or not for all volumes.