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About the Default Release Language
Windows Installer Editor Reference
10. Copy the .MSI file to the Templates\File directory. The location of the Templates
directory varies.
See
Installation Resources and Their Locations
11. If you prefer to create a .WSI template, rename the file's extension. If you have
added files to the template, use MSI to WSI Conversion to create the .WSI template.
To test the new template
1.
Select File menu > New > File.
The New Project dialog box appears.
2.
Click Wise Setup and Deployment Projects in the Project Types list.
The file you just created appears in the Templates list. If the New Project dialog
box does not contain the new template, check to make sure you saved it as a .WSI
in the Templates\Project directory.
3.
Select the template you just created and click OK.
4.
In Solution Explorer, click the new project .WSI to open the installation in the Visual
Studio integrated editor.
5.
Check that the default language has been changed.
The Default language should be the only one listed on the Language menu.
In Installation Expert > Dialogs page, display any dialog box. The dialog box
should appear in the new default language rather than in English.
You can use this template to create installations in which the default language is the one
you selected.
The default release language is defined for a specific installation. It overrides the Default
language on the Language menu during compile.
Example: Suppose you're creating an installation named Sample and you only want to
create one .MSI, in German. Mark the Default release language check box on the
Language Details dialog box for German. When you compile, Sample.msi will be in
German. If you don't mark the check box, the compile will create two files: Sample.msi,
which is in the default language, and Sample_German.msi.
You can also use the default release language to change the language of a base .MSI,
against which you will apply other language transforms. Example: Suppose you create
an installation named Sample2. On the Languages page, you mark the check box for
German and, on the Language Details dialog box for German, you mark the Default
release language check box. Then, back on the Languages page, you mark the check
box for Spanish. On the Language Details dialog box for Spanish, you enter
Sample2_Spanish.mst as the Destination File. When you compile, the following files
result: Sample2.msi, which is in German, and Sample2_Spanish.mst, which is a Spanish
language transform.
The Default release language check box is on the Language Details dialog box and
the Specify Language Details page of the New Language wizard. It appears in .WSI files
only.
Translating an Installation
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