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Directory
Custom Actions
Languages
Merge Modules
Resources
Templates
Templates\Dialogs
Templates\Reports
Themes
Validation
Generating Package Contents Reports
Windows Installer Editor Reference
You can specify alternate locations for storing resources.
See Setting Repository Preferences in the Wise Package Studio Help.
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Files that you create to use in custom actions, such as WiseScripts, VBScripts, .DLLs,
and so on, that you use in Windows Installer installations.
Language resource files that are used to change the language of installations.
The default merge modules directory is Program Files\Common Files\Merge
Modules\Wise Solutions. This is the default target location for downloading merge
modules, and the default directory from which you select merge modules to add to an
installation.
Installation resources such as bitmap and icon files.
Macros and additional template files that are used by Package Distribution. Also
contains templates that are used to create a new installation.
The Wise Standard.MSI that provides information that is used by the New Dialog
Wizard to add a new dialog box to an installation.
Templates that are used to format the shared resources reports in Windows Installer
Editor. These reports are available only when you have a repository connection in
Wise Installation Studio.
Themes.ini, which stores information about themes you have added or customized.
Also contains subdirectories that store the images for each theme.
Predefined validation modules (.CUB files) that are used by Package Validation.
Package contents reports provide an overview of the contents of an installation file and
make it easy to provide this information to end users. The following reports are
available:
Package Contents Summary
Lists detailed information for every resource in an installation, including files,
registry keys, shortcuts, file associations, and merge modules. You can generate
this report for .WSI, .MSI, .WSM, and .MSM files.
Package Contents By Feature
Contains the same information as the Package Contents Summary report, but
arranges it by feature. You can generate this report for .WSI and .MSI files.
To generate a package contents report
1.
Select Reports menu > Package Contents and select either Summary or By Feature.
2.
The report is generated and opens in a dialog box.
Use a report's table of contents to quickly access information about a specific type of
resource. You can print the report or save it as an HTML or XML file.
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