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InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition » Device Files Dialog Box

The General tab on the Device Files dialog box is where you specify general settings for the mobile device file.

Settings for the General Tab on the Device Files Dialog Box

Setting

Description

File

The full path and file name of the original file on the desktop computer that is to be built into the installation package.

Destination Folder

The path to the folder on the Windows Mobile or smart device into which the file should be installed. When a file is first added to the project, the default destination folder is the path set on the Destination Folder panel. The destination path can be changed by clicking the Open Folder icon, which displays the Destination Folder dialog box.

File Options

These options regulate the type of file and the control given to end users if an error is encountered while a file is being installed to the device.

Shared File

Select this option if the file is a shared DLL or system file. A reference count will be maintained on the file so that it is removed only when all applications that depend upon it have been uninstalled.

Self-register

Select this option if the file is a self-registering DLL or ActiveX control that exports the DllRegisterServer and DllUnregisterServer component object model (COM) functions.

Copy options

These options regulate the terms under which the files are installed onto the Windows Mobile device or smart device. Select one of the following options:

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Always copy file to target—The source file is always copied onto the device. If a file by the same name already exists, it is overwritten. This is the default behavior.

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Always update older file on target—If a file by the same name already exists on the device, it is overwritten only if the source file has a more recent date. If no file by the same name already exists, the source file always is installed.

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Copy only if file exists on target—The source file is installed only if a file by the same name already exists on the device. The original file is overwritten. No date check is performed.

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Copy only if file does not exist on target—The source file is copied onto the device only if there is not already a file by the same name on the device.

Warn user if file is not copied

This check box is used in combination with the Allow user to skip file on error check box. If you select both of these check boxes and an error occurs during installation, the end user can skip the file and continue after a warning message is displayed. If you clear this check box, no warning message is displayed.

Allow user to skip file on error

If you select this check box and an error occurs while the file is being installed to the Windows Mobile device or smart device, the end user is asked if they want to skip the file and proceed with the installation. If you clear this check box, the user is not allowed to skip the file, and installation aborts.

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InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition Help Library

May 2012