ISWiCustomAction Object

InstallShield 2016 » Automation Interface

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ISWiCustomAction represents a custom action in the Custom Actions and Sequences view (or the Custom Actions view) of InstallShield. You can retrieve a custom action by specifying an item in the ISWiCustomActions collection.

Members

ISWiCustomAction Object Members

Property

Type

Description

ActionType

Read-Write Property

Holds the numeric custom action type. For more information, see Custom Action Type Overview.

Comment

Read-Write Property

An optional comment for the custom action.

Name

Read-Write Property

The name of the custom action.

Source

Read-Write Property

Specifies the source of the custom action. See Creating Custom Actions in the Custom Actions and Sequences View (or the Custom Actions View) for the required Source property for different types of custom actions.

SourceEx

Write-Only Property

Sets a custom action source property, same as the Source property. SourceEx replaces the existing binary record for the new path when you change a source that is stored in the Binary table. If other custom actions use the path, their path is also updated. Source creates a new binary record when other custom actions use the path. Only the path in the custom action is updated.

Target

Read-Write Property

Specifies the target of the custom action. See Creating Custom Actions in the Custom Actions and Sequences View (or the Custom Actions View) for the required Target property for different types of custom actions.

Applies To

ISWiProject