Scanning The Solution For New Files - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION EXPRESS V1.0 Installation Manual

Scanning the Solution for New Files

Windows Installer Editor Reference
Visual Studio integrated editor only.
Windows Installer Editor can scan projects in a solution for new output files that need to
be added to the installation, and add those files to the installation.
Scanning occurs when you:
Load, save, or build an installation project within a solution.
Change the installation's project settings. Examples: output types, projects to
include.
How and when the solution is scanned is determined by the Scan Method option. The
default is set in Wise Options and can be changed for specific installations on the
Projects page in the project settings.
See Setting Visual Studio Options
If you add an existing .WSI to a solution, the .WSI project's original scan method
setting is preserved.
If you add an existing .WSI project to a solution and no scan method setting is
found, the default scan method is used.
You can specify the level of scanning that should occur for each installation.
See Projects Page on page 80.
If the solution contains a mixed-platform (32-bit and 64-bit) project, define the
INSTALLDIR property to ensure that the outputs are placed in the appropriate directory
for each platform.
See Defining the INSTALLDIR Property in a Mixed-Platform Installation
Add Project Outputs to Installation dialog box
This dialog box appears during save, build, or compile when the scan method is set to
prompt. On this dialog box, you can:
Mark check boxes for files to add them to the installation project.
Edit the destination feature and target directory by clicking a file and editing the
appropriate cell.
Add and edit multiple files at once by selecting them and clicking the Properties
button. On the Project Output Properties dialog box that appears, you can add a
new feature and add a new directory for all of the selected files.
Why would you change the scan method?
You can change the scan method for specific installations on the Projects page in the
project settings.
You might want to change an installation's scan method at various stages of the
development cycle. Example:
At the beginning of a development project when you are continually creating new
projects and files, you would want to add all new files automatically.
As development continues and you become more discriminating about the files you
add to the installation, you might want to be prompted to add files.
Working With Wise Installation Files
on page 47 and Projects Page on page 80.
on page 71.
84