Output Window

InstallShield 2024

Project: This information applies to the following project types:

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Advanced UI

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Basic MSI

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DIM

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InstallScript

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InstallScript MSI

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InstallScript Object

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Merge Module

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MSI Database

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MSIX

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MSM Database

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Suite/Advanced UI

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Transform

When you build a release for your project, the Output window opens if it is not already open, and it displays build information. It also provides other task-specific information. For example, if you validate your project, InstallShield displays validation results in the Output window. If you open a project that was created with an earlier version of InstallShield, the Output window shows upgrade information.

The following tabs appear in the Output window:

Output Window Tabs
Tab	Description
Build	Stores distribution output information and displays build output; a link to the output file saved as a text file is included.
Validate	Displays validation results.
Results	Displays project conversion information or details about testing changes to XML files.
Compile	Displays InstallScript information when you click Compile on the Build menu.
Tasks	Provides descriptions of error and warning codes when you build, compile, or validate your project; each error or warning code is a link to a Knowledge Base article. Tip:You can right-click a code for an error or warning and select Direct Editor. The affected area associated with the error or warning will be highlighted in the Direct Editor.
Distribute	Displays information about distributing a release to a virtual machine. To learn more, see Distributing Releases to a Virtual Machine that InstallShield Provisions at Build Time or on Demand.