General Tab

InstallShield 2016 » Folder Properties Dialog Box

Project • This information applies to the following project types:

Basic MSI
DIM
InstallScript
InstallScript MSI
InstallScript Object
Merge Module
MSI Database
MSM Database
Transform

The General tab on a folder’s Properties dialog box lets you configure basic properties about a folder.

General Tab Settings

Setting

Description

Directory Identifier

This setting identifies the current directory identifier for the selected folder.

Source Location

This setting identifies from where files will be copied to the disk image folders when you build an uncompressed release.

Target

This setting identifies the location to which the folder will be installed on target systems.

The Permissions button lets you configure permissions for the folder. To learn more, see Permissions Dialog Boxes for Files and Directories.

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