Specifying Target Releases for Patching

InstallShield 2016

Project • This information applies to QuickPatch projects.

To specify which releases should be patched by your QuickPatch project:

1. In the View List under Define Patch Settings, click General Information.
2. In the General Information explorer, click History.
3. Select or clear the check boxes next to the intermediate releases—the releases in between the Base QuickPatch Image and the current QuickPatch image—to specify whether or not you want them to be patched by the current project.

Note • You cannot clear the check box for the Base QuickPatch Image or the current project. If you clear the check box of an intermediate QuickPatch project, your current QuickPatch project cannot be used to upgrade a machine that has that intermediate image as the latest image of your application.

For example, suppose you distributed version 1.0 as an installation and later released a patch that upgrades the original installation to version 1.1. If you create a version 1.2 QuickPatch and the check box for the 1.1 QuickPatch is not selected in the History, your 1.2 QuickPatch can be used to upgrade the 1.0 release but not the 1.1 release.

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