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Creating, Editing, and Running a Macro
Windows Installer Editor Reference
The Macro Editor doesn't let you save a .WBS file under a different name. To rename a
macro file, change the file name in Windows Explorer.
See also:
Creating, Editing, and Running a Macro
About the Macro Editor Window
The Macro Editor is similar to the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor. For information on Visual
Basic, visit msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/.
To create a macro
1.
Do one of the following:
(Wise editor only.) Select Edit menu > Macros.
(Visual Studio integrated editor only.) In MSI Script, right-click in the
Installation Sequence pane and select Macros.
The Macro dialog box appears.
2.
Complete the dialog box:
Macro Is Run
Select:
Manually to create a manually-run macro.
On Windows Installer Editor event to create a macro that runs on an
event.
Event Name
For a manually-run macro, enter a name for the new macro. Do not include
spaces in the name. For an event macro, select an event.
Pathname
When you create a new macro, it is added to the macro file displayed. To add
the new macro to a different .WBS file, browse to the file's location. To create a
new .WBS file, click New and specify the file.
3.
Click Create.
The Macro Editor window appears.
See
About the Macro Editor Window
4.
In the script box, write the macro.
5.
In the Macro Editor, select File menu > Save.
6.
To create another macro, select Script menu > Add New Macro, enter a name for the
macro on the dialog box that appears, write the macro, and save it.
7.
When finished, exit the Macro Editor.
To edit a macro
1.
Do one of the following:
(Wise editor only.) Select Edit menu > Macros.
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