Wfwi.exe Command Line Option Example; Automating The Build Process - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION STUDIO V1.0 Installation Manual

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Command-line options
/s
/l log_file_name

WFWI.EXE Command Line Option Example

The following example shows how to compile an installation from the command line.
"path\WFWI.EXE" C:\Installers\MyApp.wsi /c /s /p CURRENT_FILES="E:\Test
Development" /o C:\MyAppInstaller.msi
The preceding command line does the following:
Invokes the executable
Specifies the .WSI to compile (C:\Installers\MyApp.wsi)
Sets it to compile (/c)
Sets all error messages to be suppressed (/s)
Sets the property CURRENT_FILES (/p CURRENT_FILES="E:\Test Development")
Sets the output location (/o C:\MyAppInstaller.msi)
If you set multiple properties, separate the property value pairs with spaces. Enclose the
values with double quotes.

Automating the Build Process

You can use the WFWI.exe command-line options in conjunction with other processes to
create an automated build process.
Enter the following command-line statement into a batch file or any other program that
has the ability to run command-line statements, such as Scheduled Tasks in Control
Panel:
"path\WFWI.EXE" "path\project file" /c /o "path\output file" /s
where:
"path\WfWI.exe" is the path to the Wise executable
"path\project file" is the path to the installation (.WSI) or merge module (.WSM)
project file to compile
"path\output file" is the location of the compiled installation (.MSI) or merge module
(.MSM)
Advanced Installations
Description
Compile silently
If you don't include this, error or
informational messages might appear that
require user intervention.
(Not available in the Visual Studio
integrated editor.)
Creates an additional compile log file in
addition to compile.log, which is created
automatically
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