InstallShield 2019
The InstallShield Prerequisites Properties dialog box opens when you right-click a selected InstallShield prerequisite in the Redistributables view or in the Prerequisites view and then click Properties. This dialog box enables you to specify a location for the selected InstallShield prerequisite. To learn more, see Specifying the Run-Time Location for InstallShield Prerequisites at the Release Level.
Project • In Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects, the InstallShield Prerequisite Properties dialog box also enables you to set release flags for InstallShield prerequisites that you want to exclude from certain builds. For example, if you have an InstallShield prerequisite that should be included only in a special edition of your product that contains a special add-on that requires the prerequisite, you can flag that prerequisite and include it only when it is needed.
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Build Location |
When you package an installation that includes InstallShield prerequisites, you can use any one several methods for supplying the prerequisite files to end users:
This option is recommended if your installation will be downloaded from the Internet and you want to minimize the package size and download time. An InstallShield prerequisite will not be downloaded if the correct version is already present on the target machine. This option is available for Basic MSI, InstallScript, and InstallScript MSI projects.
Select this option if the entire installation must be self-contained in Setup.exe. Note that the Download From The Web option results in smaller installations and shorter download time; however, the Extract From Setup.exe option provides for a completely self-contained installation. This option is available for Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects.
Use this option if the installation will be run uncompressed from fixed media—CD, DVD, or local network. This option is available for Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects.
This option is available for InstallScript projects. Note that the option that you select in the Build Location setting may be overridden in the Releases view. For more information, see Specifying the Run-Time Location for InstallShield Prerequisites at the Release Level. Note • Note that if an InstallShield prerequisite is added to a project as a dependency of another prerequisite, the location for the prerequisite dependency follows the location setting of the prerequisite that requires it. |
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Release Flags |
Project • This setting is available in Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects. Type a string. The string can be any combination of letters or numbers. To have more than one flag on an InstallShield prerequisite, use a comma to separate the flags |
See Also
Specifying a Run-Time Location for a Specific InstallShield Prerequisite
Assigning Release Flags to InstallShield Prerequisites
InstallShield 2019 Help LibraryApril 2019 |
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