BuildPatch Method

InstallShield 2019 » Automation InIswiPatchConfig terface

Project • This information applies to the following project types:

Call BuildPatch to build the patch configuration identified by the current patch object. This action has the same effect as right-clicking on a patch configuration in the Patch Design view and then selecting Build a Patch.

Syntax

BuildPatch()

Parameter

Example

The following Visual Basic lines demonstrate this method:

'Create the project object

dim pProject

set pProject = CreateObject("IswiAutoAutomation Interface Version.ISWiProject")

'Call the OpenProject method

'####################################################################

'# THIS SAMPLE WILL NOT EXECUTE PROPERLY WITHOUT A VALID PROJECT PATH

'####################################################################

'pProject.OpenProject("\Your project.ism")

pProject.OpenProject("C:\Documents and Settings\Testlab\My Documents\MySetups\your project name-21.ism")

'Call the OpenProject method

' Get existing configuration

Set oMyConfig = pProject.ISWiProductConfigs.Item("Product Configuration 1")

' Assume project already has release configuration…

Set oNewRelease = oMyConfig.ISWiReleases.Item("Release 1")

' Make sure release setting is uncompressed to build the patch…

oNewRelease.Compressed = False

oNewRelease.SetupEXE = True

' Create and set signing parameters...

Set oMyPatchConfig = pProject.AddPatchConfig("PatchDemo1")

oMyPatchConfig.SignPackage = True

oMyPatchConfig.SignUpdateExe = True

oMyPatchConfig.SignatureSPC = "C:\Users\TestLab\Desktop\Test.pfx"

oMyPatchConfig.SignaturePassword = "XX"

Set oMyLatestImage = oMyPatchConfig.AddUpgradedImage("LatestImg1")

Set oMyPreviousImage = oMyLatestImage.AddTargetImage("PrevImage1")

' Set base image…

oMyPreviousImage.MsiPath = "<ISProjectFolder>BaseImage\PatchDesignInterfaceDemo.msi"

' Set base MSI path to the existing patch configuration

'MyPatchConfig.ISWiUpgradedImages.Item("LatestImg1").ISWiTargetImages.Item("PrevImage1").MsiPath = "<ISProjectFolder>BaseImage\PatchDesignInterfaceDemo.msi"

pProject.SaveProject

oNewRelease.Build( )

oMyPatchConfig.BuildPatch

MsgBox "Patch Congifuration Config1 build with " & _

     oMyPatchConfig.PatchConfigErrorCount & " Errors and " & _

     oMyPatchConfig.PatchConfigWarningCount & " Warnings"

pProject.CloseProject

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