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Novell Conversion Guidelines

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occurred. (Example: An error occurs when files that were referenced by the source
installation cannot be found.)
7. To obtain a record of any conversion errors, click Save Errors or Print Errors.
8. Click Finish.
More errors might appear at this point, which have to do with saving in Windows
Installer format.
If a file that is part of a merge module is added, the Files in Merge Modules dialog
box appears. It prompts you to add the merge module and, if necessary, download
it.
See Adding Merge Modules Instead of Files
If a file that is used by a package in the Wise Software Repository is added, the Files
in Repository dialog box appears and prompts you to add a version of the file that is
in the repository.
See Adding Files From the Wise Software Repository
9. Open the resulting package in Windows Installer Editor to view the converted file
and to resolve reported problems.
Pages in Installation Expert, such as the Files page, are populated based on the
contents of the source installation. If you converted an .IPF, files are referenced
from their original locations. If you converted an .EXE, files from the converted
installation are stored in and referenced from the extract directory that you
specified above.
Following are guidelines for using Legacy Setup Conversion to convert an existing
application object from Novell ZENworks 3.x or later to a Windows Installer package
(.WSI or .MSI):
Legacy Setup Conversion cannot convert a Novell application object directly; you
must first convert the Novell application object to an .AXT (text-based) file. Legacy
Setup Conversion then converts the text file to a Windows Installer package.
All the files available to the original Novell installation must be available to the
converted Windows Installer package at the exact same locations.
Legacy Setup Conversion cannot convert the following sections of an .AXT file:
[Application Icon]
[Application Icon Order]
[Application Description]
[Text File Add Begin]
[Filter *] (where * is not OS)
The following sections of an .AXT file are not converted because they do not apply to
a Windows Installer package:
[Application Caption]
[Application Date]
[Application Time]
[Application Flags]
[Application Path]
[Application Parameters]
[Application Shutdown Script]
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