What do you want to find? Panel

InstallShield 2019 » System Search Wizard

Project • The System Search Wizard is available in the following project types:

Basic MSI
DIM
InstallScript MSI
Merge Module
MSI Database
MSM Database
Transform

The What do you want to find? panel of the System Search Wizard is where you specify the type of item you are searching for and where to conduct that search on the target system. Available options are:

File path, by searching folders
Folder path, by searching all drives
Folder path, by searching in a specific folder
Folder path, by searching for a specific file
File path, as specified by a registry entry
Folder path, as specified by a registry entry
Registry entry
File path, as specified by an .ini file value
Folder path, as specified by an .ini file value
.ini file value
File path, as specified by a component’s key file
Folder path, as specified by a component’s key path
XML file value

If you are searching for a registry entry that contains a file path or folder, the file or folder must exist on the target system in order for the search to be successful. Otherwise, the value from the search is not set to a property.

If you are searching for a file or folder, the full path to that item is stored in the property. If you are searching for a registry value, the data of that value is stored in the property. The same holds true for .ini files. For components, the key path to the component is in the property.

To get the property using script, see MsiGetProperty in the Windows Installer Help Library.

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