About Command Lines - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

About Command Lines

Windows Installer Editor Reference
To set a property for the administrative image
1. Select Installation Expert > Administrative Install.
2. In Default Installation Folder, specify the directory on the destination computer
where the installation should be copied.
During installation from the administrative image, this is the default destination
directory on the Destination Folder dialog box. You cannot enter bracketed property
names in this field.
3. Click Add.
The Property Settings Override dialog box appears.
4. Complete the dialog box:
Name
Select an existing property or enter a property name. You can create your own
unique property, or enter a Windows Installer property name. Do not surround
the property name with brackets. Properties can either be public (uppercase) or
private (mixed case).
For descriptions of properties in this installation, see
page 512. For a complete list of Windows Installer Properties, see Property
Reference in the Windows Installer SDK Help.
Value
Enter the value for the property. You cannot enter properties because they will
not be resolved into their values.
5. Click OK.
See also:
Setting Administrator Options
Specifying Search Locations
Command lines change the behavior of an .EXE for different work environments and
user requirements. You can work with two sets of command lines for installations:
Command lines that you can apply
to installations at run time
Call MSIExec.EXE.
Are applied to Windows Installer
installations or patches at run time.
Options let you specify UI, logging,
advertising, and repair options. They
also let you edit public properties,
apply transforms, and apply or remove
patches.
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Command lines that you can apply to
Windows Installer Editor for
compiling
Call WFWI.EXE.
Are applied to Windows Installer Editor at
run time to compile an installation.
Options let you control logging and UI, and
set default values for properties in the
compiled installation.
Advanced Installations
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