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Pre-build Event
Post-build Event
Project Outputs Page
Windows Installer Editor Reference
Creating an Installation Within a Solution
Entering Project Settings
Visual Studio integrated editor only.
The Pre-build Event page lets you add to a project anything that is needed before the
build occurs. Example: You can copy something to a source where you need it.
Access this page by right-clicking a project in Solution Explorer and selecting Properties.
You can use any DOS command to create command lines for this build event. You can
add as many command lines as needed.
Visual Studio integrated editor only.
The Post-build Event page lets you add to a project anything that is needed after the
build occurs. Example: You can copy an .MSI to the network.
Access this page by right-clicking a project in Solution Explorer and selecting Properties.
You can use any DOS command to create command lines for this build event. You can
add as many command lines as needed.
Visual Studio integrated editor only.
By default, the installation includes only the main output file (.EXE or .DLL) from each
project in the solution, and the content files from each project. On the Project Outputs
page, you select which projects to include in the installation and specify additional
project output files to include in the installation.
You also can add and delete output groups in a specific installation in Installation Expert
> Visual Studio Solution page. Any changes you make on the Visual Studio Solution
page override the settings on the Project Outputs page.
See
Visual Studio Solution Page
This page is accessible only on the Project Properties dialog box. Right-click a project in
a solution and select Properties.
Project
Select the project to specify additional outputs for.
Output Groups
Select one or more types of output files to include in the installation:
Debug Symbols
Include the project's debugging (.PDB) files.
Localized Resources
Include files marked as resources for the project. Example: additional files for a
specific language.
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