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Importing an Installation From a Visual Studio Project

Windows Installer Editor Reference
There is no link between a Visual Basic 5 or 6 project or solution and the installation
you create for the project or solution. If your solution or project is updated with new
files, you must make those changes in the installation manually.
This tool is not designed to set up a remote automation or a DCOM™ server
automatically.
You can only use the Import Visual Basic 5/6 Project tool in a stand-alone
installation project. You cannot use it in a multi-project solution.
See Creating a Stand-alone Installation
Use the following procedure to create a Windows Installer package from a Visual Basic,
Visual C#, or Visual J# project, version 2003 or earlier.
See Import Visual Studio Projects
To start the import in the Wise editor
1. Do one of the following:
Select File menu > New. On the New Installation File dialog box, select Import
Tools from the Categories list, and in the Templates/Tools list, double-click
the type of project to import. This creates an installation that contains only the
information from the imported installation.
Select Tools menu > Import Tools and select the type of project to import. This
adds the imported installation's information to the current installation file.
The Project or Solution File dialog box appears.
2. In Project or Solution File, specify the path to the project or solution file and click
Next.
(Visual Basic .NET, C#, or J# projects.) The Select Configuration dialog box
appears. This displays the configurations that are in the solution or project,
which correspond to build configurations in your Microsoft development
environment.
a. Select the configuration to import.
b. To be prompted at the end of this wizard to select which assembly
dependencies get added to which feature, clear Automatically add
Assembly Dependencies without prompting. Otherwise dependencies
are added silently.
(Visual Basic 5 or 6 project.) The Select Visual Basic Directory dialog box
appears.
Specify the directory on your computer where Visual Basic 5 or 6 is installed.
This directory contains the support files that must be included in the installation
because they are needed by the Visual Basic program.
3. Go to To complete the import in either editor
To start the import in the Visual Studio integrated editor
1. Select File menu > New > File. In the left pane, click Wise Files and in the right
pane, double-click Import Visual Basic. This creates an installation that contains
only the information from the converted installation.
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