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Visual Studio Solution Page
Windows Installer Editor Reference
Visual Studio integrated editor only.
This page is available only if the installation is part of a Visual Studio solution.
The Visual Studio Solution page is similar to the Files page, except:
The upper-left list box displays the projects in the solution and organizes each
project's output by output groups.
The lower-right list box organizes the files in the installation by output group.
The output group icon is new.
See
Visual Studio Solution Page Icons
Therefore, where the Files page is folder-oriented, the Visual Studio Solution page is
project- and output group-oriented. This organization of the page simplifies the addition
of output files to the installation. It is especially useful when you are working with a
solution that has an extensive folder structure (example: a Web project).
Use the Visual Studio Solution page to:
Override the file installation directories that result from scanning the solution.
Control whether dependencies are included with an output group.
Add output files that were not included in the solution scan.
Organize files into features.
Change file details
Define which output groups are included in the solution scan. Changes that you
make on the Visual Studio Solution page affect the output group settings on the
Project Outputs page in the project settings.
See
Project Outputs Page
See also:
When to Use the File-Related Installation Expert Pages
What files appear on the Visual Studio Solutions page?
When you create an installation that is part of a Visual Studio solution, all primary
outputs (.EXEs and .DLLs) of the projects in the solution are added to the installation.
Other, non-primary outputs are added if they belong to an output group that is included
in the scan for new files.
Only the output for the current build configuration is displayed.
If the solution contains a mixed-platform (32-bit and 64-bit) project, define the
INSTALLDIR property to ensure that the outputs are placed in the appropriate directory
for each platform.
See
Defining the INSTALLDIR Property in a Mixed-Platform Installation
How are files updated during scanning?
Windows Installer Editor can scan projects in a solution for new output files that need to
be added to the installation, and add those files to the installation.
See
Scanning the Solution for New Files
on page 161.
on page 89.
on page 91.
Assembling an Installation
on page 127
on page 78.
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