InstallShield 2018
Project • This information applies to InstallScript projects.
Use ReleasePackager.exe to build a self-extracting executable file from the command line. This can be useful if you are building from a batch file.
ReleasePackager.exe is installed in the following location:
InstallShield Program Files Folder\System
Syntax
ReleasePackager.exe "disk_images_folder" "package_file" ["icon_file" [icon_index]]
Parameters
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Parameter |
Description |
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disk_images_folder |
This optional parameter specifies the folder that contains the disk images to be incorporated in the self-extracting executable file. A typical value is: C:\InstallShield 2016 Projects\ProjectName\Media\Releasename\Disk Images |
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package_file |
This parameter specifies the fully qualified name of the self-extracting executable file. A typical value is: C:\InstallShield 2016 Projects\Projectname\Media\Releasename\Package\Packagename.exe |
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icon_file |
This optional parameter specifies the fully qualified name of the file that contains the icon you want to use for your self-extracting executable file. |
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icon_index |
This optional parameter specifies the numeric index of the icon from icon_file that you want to use for your self-extracting executable file. If you do not specify an index, the icon at index 0 is used. |
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-s |
This optional parameter is available for running ReleasePackager.exe in silent mode. To pass this parameter to ReleasePackager.exe, the syntax is as follows: ReleasePackager.exe "disk_images_folder" "package_file" ["icon_file" [icon_index]] -s Note that the -s parameter must be specified after the other parameters. If you do not want to specify an icon file or icon index, you must specify the default values of a null string ("") for the icon file and 0 for the icon index. |
Example
ReleasePackager.exe "C:\InstallShield 2016 Projects\My Project\Media\My Release\Disk Images" "C:\InstallShield 2016 Projects\My Project\Media\My Release\Package\MyPackage.exe" "C:\My Icon Files\MyIcons.dll" 2 -s
See Also
Building a Self-Extracting Executable File from the Command Line
InstallShield 2018 Help LibraryJanuary 2018 |
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