ISBuild.exe

InstallShield 2024

Project: This information applies to the InstallScript projects.

Important:ISCmdBld.exe should be used instead of ISBuild.exe to build the release, as ISBuild.exe has been deprecated.

ISBuild.exe is a command-line tool that is available for legacy InstallScript projects. The following parameters are associated with ISBuild.exe:

Command-Line Parameters for ISBuld.exe
Parameter	Description
-p ‹project file›	This specifies the fully qualified path and file name of the project file. By default, the project file is in the following location: C:\InstallShield 2021 Projects\Project Name\Project File This parameter should be enclosed in quotation marks.
-m ‹media name›	This specifies the media name for the media that will be built. This parameter should be enclosed in quotation marks.
-b ‹build location›	This specifies the fully qualified path to the folder where you want the output folders and files to be placed. This parameter is optional.
-s	This runs ISBuild.exe in silent mode. This parameter is optional.
-r	This indicates that the media should refresh the build. The default is a complete rebuild. This parameter is optional.