Prebuild Event Dialog Box

InstallShield 2024

Edition:This information applies to the Premier edition of InstallShield.

The Prebuild Event dialog box opens when you click the ellipsis button (...) in the Prebuild Event setting. The Prebuild Event setting is on the Events tab for a release in the Releases view.

Use the Prebuild Event dialog box to specify one or more commands that you want to be run before InstallShield starts building the release. This event runs after InstallShield creates the release folder and log file, but before InstallShield starts building the release.

To specify more than one command, enter each command on a separate line. At build time, InstallShield runs each command in the order that they are listed. The build waits until a command finishes before proceeding to the next one.

When you are entering a command, you can use any path variables and environment variables that are defined in your project, instead of using a hard-coded path. You can also use certain variables that are defined specifically for build event commands.

For more information, see Specifying Commands that Run Before, During, and After Builds.

See Also

Events Tab for a Release