Adding Files in Direct Edit Mode

InstallShield 2016

When adding files in direct edit mode, you have the option to add files to the media in an uncompressed, a compressed, or a compressed and streamed state into the MSI format (MSI package or MSI database). These options appear in the Select Media Location dialog box when you drag and drop new files in the Files and Folders view in direct edit mode. You also have the option to extract COM information in that dialog box. However, this option is enabled only when dragging files to a folder or when adding a single file to a component that does not already have any existing files. As a result, the COM file is the only file in that particular component.

Deleting files removes the entry from the File table. Files on the media are not deleted, and files that have yet to be added to the media are not added until you save.

Note • In direct edit mode, file and media tables are updated during the save process.

When a file is added, a record is created with a default sequence value. No Media table entry is made at this time. When the media or project is saved, the sequence for the newly added files is updated to correctly reflect the media, and media entries are created in the Media table.

See Also

Select Media Location Dialog Box

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