General Information View Settings

InstallShield 2019

Project • The General Information view is available in the following project types:

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MSIX

The General Information view settings are organized into the following main categories:

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General

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Packaging

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Display Properties

General

Use the General area of the General Information view to specify details such as product name and product version. The following settings are available in this area.

General

Setting

Project Type

Description

Project File Name

MSIX

This read-only setting displays the path and name of the InstallShield project file. It also shows the type of project.

The extension of the project file varies, depending on the project type:

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.ism project file—InstallShield uses this extension MSIX Module.

To learn more, see Project Types.

Project File Format

MSIX

Select the file format that you want to use for your project file (.ism or .dim). Available options are:

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Binary—To save the .ism file as a database file, select this option. This format is best for the speed of opening and saving the project file.

This is the default format for MSIX Module projects. If you select this project file format for these project types, you can modify the .ism file in a Windows Installer database editor. You can also modify the .ism file by using the Windows Installer API or its automation interface.

Note • This project file format lets you build releases from the command line.

Packaging

The Packaging contains information about the Package Name, Package Version, Package Code and Default Language.

The following settings are available in the Packaging area in the General Information view..

Packaging Settings
Setting	Project Type	Description
Package Name	MSIX	Describes the contents of the package. The Name attribute is case-sensitive. A string consists of alpha-numeric, period and dash characters.
Package Version	MSIX	The version number of the package. A version string in quad notation, "Major.Minor.Build.Revision" where Major cannot be "0". For Windows 10 (UWP) packages, the last (fourth) section of the version number is reserved for Store use and must be left as 0 when you build your package (although the Store may change the value in this section). The other sections must be set to an integer between 0 and 65535 (except for the first section, which cannot be 0).
Package Code	MSIX	Enter a GUID that uniquely identifies this package. Since this code uniquely identifies your package, changing the package code is not recommended.
Default Language	MSIX	The language for the resource contained is in the package. The syntax of this attribute is defined by the IETF's.

Display Properties

The Display Properties contains information about the Display Name and Description.

The following settings are available in the Display Properties area in the General Information view..

Display Properties Settings
Setting	Project Type	Description
Display Name	MSIX	A friendly name that can be displayed to the users.
Description	MSIX	A friendly description that can be displayed to the users.

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General Information View Settings

InstallShield 2019 Help Library

April 2019