Supported Installshield Project Types; How Transforms Are Included In An App-V Application - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Table 10-4 • Steps to Convert a Windows Installer Package to an App-V application
Step
Performing Dynamic
Suite Composition
Modifying Build
Options
Building an App-V
Application
Note • You can also convert a Windows Installer package to a virtual application using Repackager. See
Windows Installer Packages to Virtual

Supported InstallShield Project Types

The Microsoft App-V tab is available when one of the following InstallShield project types is open:
•
Basic MSI Project
•
MSI Database (Direct Edit Mode)
•
Transform (Direct MST Mode)

How Transforms are Included in an App-V Application

The Microsoft App-V Assistant supports the inclusion of transform files with Windows Installer packages in an App-
V application.
•
How transforms are applied when building an App-V
transforms that you have specified are automatically applied to the base Windows Installer (
create a temporary package, and then the App-V application is generated from that temporary package.
•
Creating a new
application from that transform file. When you create a new transform file in InstallShield, you specify the root
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Go To:
Dynamic Suite
Composition Page
Build Options Page
Build on the Toolbar
OR
Build Virtual Package
Button
Applications.
transform—You can create a new transform in InstallShield, and then build an App-V
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Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual Applications
Creating Microsoft App-V Applications
Actions
Use to virtualize applications separately from the
plug-ins and middleware applications that they rely
on, while still enabling them to communicate with
those plug-ins and middleware applications within
the virtual environment.
[Basic MSI Project mode] Select the releases that
you want to build.
[Direct Edit or Direct MST mode] To enable the
Build function for an App-V application, select the
Build App-V application option.
Click Build to build the active Release and create
an App-V application.
When you are in Direct Edit mode, click the Build
Virtual Package button to save the Windows
Installer package and create an App-V application.
application—When building an App-V application,
Converting
) package to
.msi
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