Component Properties Dialog Box

InstallShield 2016

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 Component Properties dialog box lets you set some component properties—including dynamic file link settings and associated features—from the Files and Folders view.

To launch the dialog box:

1. In the View List under Application Data, click Files and Folders.
2. Ensure that components are displayed in the Destination computer’s folders pane.

If components are not displayed: In the Destination computer’s folders pane, right-click Destination Computer and click Show Components (in Windows Installer–based projects) or Show Components and Subfolders (in InstallScript projects).

3. Right-click a component and then click Properties. The Component Properties dialog box opens.

The following tabs are available on this dialog box:

General tab
File Linking tab
Features tab