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About the Macro Editor Window
Windows Installer Editor Reference
Event
AddFile
New
Open
QueryDisplayValidation
QueryFixValidation
Run
Save
Test
VBImport
Warning
You should be familiar with macros and comfortable with Visual Basic to use this feature.
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The Macro Editor window with all its functions is very similar to the Microsoft Visual Basic
window.
Buttons
These are unique to the Macro Editor or are in some way different from those in Visual
Basic:
Options
What you could do with a macro
Have each .DLL or .EXE file you add marked Read-only
or have all .DLL files placed into the System directory.
Have a specific set of files added each time you start a
new installation. You could also add a message box so
you can choose not to have the files added.
Replace all previously-added files with any updated
files in a certain folder each time you open an
installation.
Have Package Validation not display certain ICE error
messages. To do this, set the variable bDisplay to
FALSE for that error.
Have Package Validation determine if an ICE error is
fixable and supply code to fix it. It is first called when
bCheckOnly = TRUE. If bFix is set to TRUE, it
determines that the error is fixable and the Correct
button on the Package Validation View / Correct dialog
box is enabled. When the user clicks the Correct
button, the macro is called again with bCheckOnly =
FALSE. The macro should then execute the changes
needed to fix the ICE error.
If an installation requires files that are accessed by a
custom action, the macro can ensure that these files
are copied to the proper location before you run the
installation.
Run several checks to ensure an installation adheres
to your corporate standards.
Same as Run.
Have all relevant entries in the database tables
changed to comply with your corporate standards.
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Opens the Script Editor Options dialog box, where you
set and change the appearance of a script
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