Exporting Custom Actions to Other Projects

InstallShield 2020

Project:This information applies to the following project types:

Basic MSI
DIM
InstallScript MSI
Merge Module

To save a custom action to another project:

1. In the View List under Behavior and Logic, click Custom Actions and Sequences (in Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects) or Custom Actions (in DIM and Merge Module projects).
2. In the Custom Actions explorer, right-click your custom action and click Export. The Export into dialog box opens.
3. Browse to the location of an existing InstallShield project file (.ism file). It can be either an installation project or a merge module project, but the file cannot be open in another instance of InstallShield.
4. Click Open.

A copy of this custom action is added to the specified .ism file. If the other .ism file already has a custom action of that name with different properties, the Resolve Conflict dialog box opens to offer you options for resolving the conflicts.

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