ISWiFolder Object

InstallShield 2015 » Automation Interface

Project: This information applies to the following project types:

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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

ISWiFolder represents a program folder in a component’s Shortcuts explorer in the InstallShield user interface. You can retrieve a folder by specifying an item in the ISWiFolders collection.

Many folder attributes are available in the automation interface through this object’s methods and properties. Refer to the following table to learn which methods, properties, and collections are available for your project type.

Members

ISWiFolder Object Members
Name	Type	Description
AddShortcut	Method	Adds a shortcut object to the current folder object.
AddSubFolder	Method	Creates another program folder under the current one.
DeleteShortcut	Method	Deletes the specified shortcut from the current folder object.
DeleteSubFolder	Method	Deletes the specified subfolder from the current one.
Description	Read-Write Property	Contains any descriptive text you have entered for the folder.
DisplayName	Read-Write Property	Retrieves or sets the name displayed for a folder.
ISWiShortcuts	Collection	Contains every shortcut under the current program folder.
Name	Read-Write Property	Retrieves the key name of the folder. This is the name that is displayed in the Shortcuts view in the InstallShield user interface. It is not the same as the DisplayName property.
SharedFolder	Read-Write Property	This Boolean property retrieves or sets the Shared property of the folder, which specifies whether the folder is always removed from the system (False) or is removed only if it has no subfolders or files that were not created by the setup (True).
SubFolders	Collection	Contains an ISWiFolders collection of each program folder directly under the current folder as laid out in the Shortcuts explorer. See ISWiFolders Collection for an example of using this property to retrieve a subfolder. Note: This property does not apply to InstallScript projects.

Applies To

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ISWiComponent

ISWiFolder Object

InstallShield 2015 Help Library

June 2015