Internet Tab for a Release

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Project • The Internet tab is available in the following project types:

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Basic MSI

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InstallScript

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InstallScript MSI

The Internet tab is where you specify Web-related information.

Settings on the Internet Tab

Setting

Project Type

Description

Web Type

Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI

Select the configuration of your Web installation package. Available options are:

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One Executable—Build this release as a single self-extracting Setup.exe file. This Web type is ideal for a package that is to be downloaded from many Web or FTP sites, since the installation package is self-contained. Note, however, that the entire installation package is downloaded, so the download time is longer than with the Install from the Web type that is described below.

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Downloader—Build this release as a combination of Setup.exe and your .msi package, where the end user downloads and launches Setup.exe, which in turn downloads and runs the .msi database, which contains all of your files.

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Install from the Web—Build this release as a combination of Setup.exe, your .msi database, and external cabinet files (.cab). The end user downloads and run Setup.exe, which in turn downloads and runs the .msi database; based on the end user's setup type and feature selections, only the requested .cab files are downloaded and installed, which minimizes download time.

For the Downloader and Install from the Web types, application maintenance and repair uses the URL that you specify in the URL for Your Files setting as the installation source.

URL for Your Files

Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI

Specify the directory that contains the data cabinet files that will be downloaded. This setting accepts a URL in the form http://www.yourcompany.com/download.

This setting is used only if the Web Type setting for the current release is set to Install from the Web or Downloader.

IFTW .cab Size (KB)

Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI

Specify the size, in kilobytes, of the cabinet files (.cab) for the Web media type. Specify the value 0 (zero) to build a separate .cab file for each component.

This setting is used only if the value of the Web Type setting for the current release is Install from the Web.

Generate One-Click Install

Basic MSI, InstallScript, InstallScript MSI

Specify whether to create a One-Click Install, which is an installation program whose initial user interface is an HTML page. When an end user visits your Web page and clicks an Install button on it, the installation files are downloaded to the target system and then launched.

Project • For Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects: What files are downloaded to the end user’s system depends on the option that is selected for the Web Type setting for the current release. If you select Yes for the Generate One-Click Install setting, you must specify file names in the One-Click HTML Base Name setting and the One-Click .cab Base Name setting for this release. This setting is used only if you select Web for the release’s Media Format setting.

For InstallScript projects: If you select Yes for this setting, InstallShield includes with your installation an external setup player (Setup.ocx file) that downloads and then launches the Setup.exe file with the appropriate command line. For details, see One-Click Install Installations in InstallScript Projects.

One-Click HTML Base Name

Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI

Specify the base file name of the HTML file that InstallShield should generate at build time. The .htm file name extension is appended to the base name that you specify, and the generated file is created in the Disk1 folder of the current release location.

This setting is used only if the value of the Generate One-Click Install setting is Yes.

One-Click .cab Base Name

Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI

Specify the base file name for the cabinet file (.cab) that is generated by the build process for a One-Click Install installation.

The .cab file name extension is appended to the name that you specify here. The generated files are created in the Disk1 folder for the current release.

The name that you specify for this setting is displayed at run time in the Digital Certificate when you digitally sign your installation.

This setting is used only if the value of the Generate One-Click Install setting is Yes.

Create Default Web Page

InstallScript

Specify whether you want InstallShield to create a default Web page (.htm file) and place it in the Disk1 folder.

Web Page URL

InstallScript

Do one of the following to indicate what URL should be launched if you click the Run From Web command on the Build menu:

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To launch the Setup.htm file that InstallShield creates at build time and places in the Disk1 folder, leave this box blank.

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To launch a different Web page, type the URL in this box or click the browse button to select the Web file.

Tip • If you enter a URL, do not include the name of the page, and do not include an ending forward slash. For example, if the full URL for the Setup.htm file is http://www.mypages.com/setup/Setup.htm, enter the following as the Web page URL: http://www.mypages.com/setup

When you click the Run from Web command on the Build menu, InstallShield launches the appropriate URL (http://www.mypages.com/setup/Setup.htm, in the aforementioned example).

Internet Tab for a Release

InstallShield 2019 Help Library

April 2019