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Instead, capture your application using the default exclusions in the Repackaging Wizard, and then selectively
exclude captured data using the Repackager Interface. This way, if you inadvertently exclude a necessary piece,
you need only reinclude it in Repackager—not recapture the application entirely.
Using InstallShield to Chain Multiple Windows Installer
Packages Together
If your application includes more than one Windows Installer (
chain them together using a nested MSI Custom Action. This enables you to run multiple MSI files within a single
setup process.
To do this, you open the InstallShield Editor Custom Actions View and use the Custom Action Wizard.
Task:
To add a Nested MSI Custom Action:
1.
Launch InstallShield Editor.
2.
Open your Windows Installer package in Direct Edit Mode.
3.
In the Installation Designer, expand the Behavior and Logic tree and select the Custom Actions node. The
Custom Actions View opens.
4.
In the middle pane, right-click Custom Actions and then click Custom Action Wizard.
5.
Follow the Nested Installations procedure in the InstallShield Editor user documentation to create a nested
MSI Custom Action.
Troubleshooting
Repackager Troubleshooting information is presented in the following topics:
•
Troubleshooting Guidelines for WinINSTALL Conversion
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Troubleshooting Guidelines for SMS Conversion
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Resolving an "Error Building Table File" Error
Troubleshooting Guidelines for WinINSTALL Conversion
Use the following troubleshooting guidelines to identify and fix WinINSTALL conversion problems.
•
Repackager tool supports 6.0, 6.5, and 7.x project formats only.
WinINSTALL LE tool available as a free download in Windows 2000 to convert to 7.x files.
•
Repackager tool cannot convert WinINSTALL .NAI
have been converted to text (
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide
Chapter 8: Converting Legacy Installations Using the Repackager Interface
).
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) package, you can use InstallShield Editor to
*.msi
For all other formats, please use the
files—It can only convert WinINSTALL projects that
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