External File

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Project: This information applies to the following project types:

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Basic MSI

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InstallScript MSI

When you click an external file that you added to the External File area in the Patch Design view, InstallShield displays two settings that need to be configured for that file.

For the first box, browse for the file key with which you want to associate the external file, or type the File table key for that file.

For the second box, browse for the external file to associate with the File key that you specified in the first box.