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Base Windows Installer Package Subview
Table 12-12 • Base Windows Installer Package Subview
Field
Select an MSI file
Provide a list of
additional
transforms to be
applied
Windows Installer Transforms Subview
Table 12-13 • Windows Installer Transforms Subview
Field
Provide a new project
name and location (or
accept the default) and
click Create to create a
new Customization project
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Description
Enter the name and location of the Windows Installer package that you are
customizing, or click Browse to locate it.
If there are transforms already associated with the Windows Installer package, (for
example, previous customizations or transforms containing language-specific
information), click the New button (
When an entry appears in the list, click the Browse button (...) to the right of it and
locate the transform.
If multiple transforms are associated with this package, use the Move Up (
Move Down (
Caution • When using multiple transforms, keep in mind that the order in which they are applied is
critical. For example, if you create a transform for a Windows Installer package that creates a new
value for a property, and then create a second transform that changes the value created in the first
transform, everything works correctly. However, if you apply the second transform first, that
transform is attempting to modify the property's value, instead of creating it. That will result in an
error.
One simple example of where this may be a problem is with the default company name. If the value
is not set by default, and you set it in using the first transform, a new value for the property is
created. If you create a second transform that modifies the combined original package and first
transform, and the second transform changes the default company name, it is only changing the
property. However, if you try to apply the second transform without the first one, Windows Installer
interprets this as trying to change a null value to another value, which will result in an error.
Description
Provide a new project name and location. By default, the transform will be
created in the same directory as the Windows Installer package, and named
the same as the base package with an .mst extension.
If you want to change the name and/or location of the transform, click Browse
to open the Save Customization File dialog. Navigate to the directory in which
you want to store the transform file you are creating. Provide the name of the
transform with an .mst extension (for example, MyTransform.mst) and click
Save. The dialog box closes and the path and file name appear in the edit
field.
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Chapter 12: Customizing Installations Using Tuner
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) buttons to specify the order in which the transforms are applied.
Tuner Reference
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