InstallShield 2019 Express Edition » Releases View » Release
The Events tab lets you configure settings for distributing releases to a folder or FTP site automatically at build time or at any time on demand.
Edition • The Events tab in the Premier edition of InstallShield has additional settings that let you specify commands that you want to be run at various stages of the build process. For example, you can specify a command that you want to be run after InstallShield has built the .msi package and the .cab files (if your product’s data files are to be stored in .cab files). Note that this event occurs before the .msi package has been digitally signed and streamed into the Setup.exe file.
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Setting |
Media Type |
Description |
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Copy to Folder |
Custom, CD-ROM, DVD, SingleImage, WebDeployment |
If you want to be able to automatically distribute your release to a folder, specify the location. Existing folders with the same names as copied folders are overwritten, but no folders are deleted. Specify the folder path by entering the path in this setting, or click the ellipsis button (...) to browse to the location. Tip • InstallShield copies all of the relevant files for your release to the specified folder whenever you right-click the release in the Releases view and then click Distribute. If you want the build engine to copy your release to the specified folder after every build, select Yes for the Distribute After Build setting. Note • If you specify a folder for this setting and you also specify an FTP location on the Events tab, InstallShield copies the release to only the FTP location. |
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FTP Location |
Custom, CD-ROM, DVD, SingleImage, WebDeployment |
If you want to be able to automatically distribute your release to an FTP server, specify the FTP URL for the location. Each release in your project can have a different FTP location. Note • If you need to distribute your release to a path outside the FTP default folder, use a double slash (//). For example, to distribute your release to a root-level folder called myproduct, where the URL of the FTP server is ftp://ftp.mydomain.com, enter ftp://ftp.mydomain.com//myproduct for the FTP location. Tip • InstallShield copies all of the relevant files for your release to the specified FTP location whenever you right-click the release in the Releases view and then click Distribute. If you want the build engine to copy your release to the specified location after every build, select Yes for the Distribute After Build setting. |
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FTP Site User Name |
Custom, CD-ROM, DVD, SingleImage, WebDeployment |
If a user name is required to upload to the FTP location that you are specifying, enter the user name. Note • If you enter a user name for one of the releases in your project, that same user name is used for other releases in the same project and in other Express projects. |
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FTP Site Password |
Custom, CD-ROM, DVD, SingleImage, WebDeployment |
If a password is required to upload to the FTP location that you are specifying, enter the password. Note • If you enter a password for one of the releases in your project, that same password is used for other releases in the same project and in other Express projects. |
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Distribute After Build |
Custom, CD-ROM, DVD, SingleImage, WebDeployment |
Specify whether you want the build engine to automatically distribute your release after each build to the location that you specified. Tip • To quickly distribute your release on demand, instead of after each build, right-click the release and click Distribute. Note that the Distribute command is available only if the release has been built at least once. |
See Also
Distributing Releases to a Folder or FTP Site Automatically
InstallShield 2019 Express Edition Help LibraryApril 2019 |
Copyright Information | Flexera |