InstallShield 2016
Project • This information applies to the following project types:
| • | InstallScript |
| • | InstallScript Object |
The InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer lets you open the data1.cab (the InstallScript cabinet file) and data1.hdr (the InstallScript header file that InstallShield creates for InstallScript and InstallScript Object projects). The InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer also lets you extract files from those files.
When a data1.cab or data1.hdr file is open, the interface of the InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer is divided into two panes. The left pane shows the data1.cab file or data1.hdr file as a directory structure, similar to Windows Explorer; the right pane shows information that is associated with the item that is selected in the left pane.
The folders in the right pane represent information that is used by your installation. In most cases, the folders do not contain files; when you select those types of folders, the viewer shows a grid of corresponding settings in the right pane. Click a folder to see the settings that are associated with that folder.
You cannot edit or alter data1.cab and data1.hdr files through the InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer. However, you can save information about a data1.cab file or data1.hdr file and edit the resulting text file. For more information, see Generating a Report about an InstallScript .cab or .hdr File.
The InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer includes an export mode that you can enable or disable, depending on how much information you want to see in the data1.cab or data1.hdr file:
| • | If you disable expert mode, the viewer shows only the files, registry entries, and other information that you added to your installation project. |
| • | If you enable expert mode, the viewer shows all of the files, registry entries, and other information that you added to your installation project. The viewer also shows the files that InstallShield added to the data1.cab file; this includes files such as the InstallScript engine and the compiled script file (Setup.inx). In addition, the viewer shows InstallScript Objects that you included in the installation project. |
To enable or disable expert mode in the InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer:
On the View menu, click Expert Mode.
Expert mode is enabled if the Expert Mode command has a check mark; this mode is disabled if the command does not have a check mark.
InstallShield 2016 Help LibraryAugust 2016 |
Copyright Information | Flexera Software |