InstallShield 2015
Project: The InstallScript view is available in the following project types:
• | Basic MSI |
• | InstallScript |
• | InstallScript MSI |
• | InstallScript Object |
• | Merge Module |
• | Suite/Advanced UI |
The InstallScript view enables you to customize your setup script using the InstallScript language.
Files, Functions, Properties, and Methods Folders
The InstallScript explorer in the center pane of the InstallScript view contains the following folders:
Folder |
Project Type |
Description |
Files |
Basic MSI, Merge Module, InstallScript MSI, InstallScript, InstallScript Object, Suite/Advanced UI |
The Files folder lists all of your script (.rul) files. Click a script file to display its contents in the script editor. Your setup script must be named Setup.rul. You can include files with different names, but they must be included in Setup.rul with the #include preprocessor statement. |
Functions |
Basic MSI, Merge Module, InstallScript MSI, InstallScript, InstallScript Object, Suite/Advanced UI |
The Functions folder contains a list of the InstallScript functions in all of the script files of your project. Click a function to display that function in the script editor. Note: If auto completion for local variables is disabled in the script editor, the Functions folder does not list any functions from your script files. To learn how to enable auto completion for local variables, see Enabling or Disabling Auto Completion in the Script Editors. |
Properties |
InstallScript, InstallScript Object |
The Properties folder contains a list of the InstallScript properties in all of the script files of your project. Click a property to display that property’s declaration in the script editor. (The property’s procedures are listed in the Functions folder.) Note: If auto completion for local variables is disabled in the script editor, the Properties folder does not list any properties from your script files. To learn how to enable auto completion for local variables, see Enabling or Disabling Auto Completion in the Script Editors. |
Methods |
InstallScript Object |
The Methods folder contains a list of the InstallScript methods in all of the script files of your project. Click a method to display that method in the script editor. Note: If auto completion for local variables is disabled in the script editor, the Methods folder does not list any methods from your script files. To learn how to enable auto completion for local variables, see Enabling or Disabling Auto Completion in the Script Editors. |
Script Editor
Clicking an item under any of the folders in the InstallScript view displays the script editor in the right pane in the InstallShield interface. To learn more, see Script Editor in the InstallScript View.
See Also
InstallScript Language Reference
Working with the Script Editor Pane in Various Views
InstallShield 2015 Help LibraryJune 2015 |
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