Enabling App-V Package Building When in Direct Edit Mode

InstallShield 2022 » Microsoft App-V Assistant

Edition:The Microsoft App-V Assistant is included in the Premier Edition of InstallShield.

When you are editing a Windows Installer (.msi) package or a transform (.mst) file in the Microsoft App-V Assistant, you are in Direct Edit Mode or Direct MST Mode. Because you are directly editing a Windows Installer package, you save your changes by selecting Save on the File menu. It not necessary to build the package, because it is already built. Therefore, InstallShield’s Build function is disabled.

However, you do need to run the build process to build an App-V package for this Windows Installer package. To do this, perform the following steps:

To enable App-V package building when in Direct Edit Mode:

1.

Open a Windows Installer package or a transform file in InstallShield. It will be opened in Direct Edit Mode or Direct MST Mode, and the Build function (Build on the Build menu and the Build toolbar button) will be disabled.

2.

In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Build Options page.

3.

Select the Build App-V 5.x package check box or the Build App-V 4.x package check box.

The Build toolbar button is enabled.