Suite Installed Condition Settings

To create a conditional statement that checks whether a particular version of an Advanced UI or Suite/Advanced UI installation is already installed on a target system, enter the version number. Then use the Comparison setting to specify whether you want the product version to be less than, greater than, or equal to the value that you are specifying.

The typical format for the version number is aaa.bbb.ccccc or aaa.bbb.ccccc.ddddd, where aaa represents the major version number, bbb represents the minor version number, ccccc represents the build number, and ddddd represents the revision number. The maximum value for the aaa and bbb portions is 255. The maximum value for ccccc and ddddd is 65,535. Note that although you can include the fourth field (ddddd) when you specify the product version, the Advanced UI or Suite/Advanced UI installation does not use this part of the product version to distinguish between different product versions.

Tip: When you create an Advanced UI or Suite/Advanced UI project, InstallShield automatically creates a Suite Installed exit condition for the installation, and uses an asterisk (*) in the condition's Suite GUID and Version settings as placeholders for the project's own Suite GUID and version. InstallShield adds this built-in condition to prevent the Advanced UI or Suite/Advanced UI installation from installing over a future newer version of the installation. In general, this built-in condition should not be overridden, except in advanced scenarios in which changing the default behavior is appropriate.

To learn more, see Detecting Whether a Specific Version of an Advanced UI or Suite/Advanced UI Installation Is Already Installed.