Working With Repackager Projects; Building An Installshield Editor Project - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Chapter 8: Converting Legacy Installations Using the Repackager Interface

Working With Repackager Projects

Task: To convert an InstallShield Professional Log File (.isl) to a Repackager project (which can
subsequently be built into a Windows Installer package):
1. Launch Repackager.
2. From the File menu, select Open.
3. In the Open dialog box, change the Files of type filter to InstallShield Pro Log Files (*.isl).
4. Browse to locate the InstallShield Professional log file you want to convert.
5. Select the file, and click OK.
The log file is converted to a Repackager project. Files,
project are visible through the appropriate views in the Repackager Interface.
Working With Repackager Projects
After creating a Repackager project—by
Converting Legacy Installations Using the Repackager
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Building an InstallShield Editor Project

• Building a Windows Installer Package
• Automatically Generating a Virtual Application During Repackager Project Build
• Viewing Repackager Project Properties
• Using the Setup Intent Wizard to Detect File Dependencies in a Repackager Project
• Creating a Setup Capture Report for a Project
• Saving Repackager Projects
• Opening InstallShield Editor from Repackager
Building an InstallShield Editor Project
You can build an InstallShield Editor project (
You can also choose to build just an InstallShield Editor project, so that you can open it in InstallShield Editor and
make some modifications prior to building.
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