Command-Line Tools

InstallShield 2024

In addition to its graphical user interface, InstallShield provides several command-line programs that you can use during build time, for instance, as part of a batch process, or during run time to customize the behavior of your installation.

Authoring-Time Programs

Descriptions of Authoring-Time Programs
Task	Program
Scan an IIS Web site and record its settings so that you can import them into an InstallShield project	iisscan.exe

Build-Time Programs

Descriptions of Build-Time Programs
Task	Program
Compile an InstallScript file (.rul)	Compile.exe
Build a release; if applicable, also compile the InstallScript	ISCmdBld.exe
Build a release (available for legacy InstallScript projects)	ISBuild.exe
Sign an already-built InstallScript release	iSign.exe
Build a release (InstallScript self-extracting executable files)	ReleasePackager.exe
Modify a Setup.ini file that is embedded in a Basic MSI or InstallScript MSI Setup.exe file	SetupIni.exe

Run-Time Programs

Descriptions of Run-Time Programs
Task	Program
Run a Setup.exe installation and pass command-line parameters (Basic MSI, InstallScript, and InstallScript MSI projects)	Setup.exe
Run a Setup.exe installation and pass command-line parameters (Advanced UI and Suite/Advanced UI projects)	Setup.exe
Run an installation (InstallScript projects)	Setup.exe (InstallScript projects)
Run an .msi package	MsiExec.exe
Run a patch package (Windows Installer-based projects) and pass command-line parameters	Update.exe