Enabling ThinApp Application Building When in Direct Edit Mode

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | ThinApp Assistant

When you are editing a Windows Installer (.msi) package or a transform (.mst) file in the ThinApp Assistant, you are in Direct Edit Mode or Direct MST Mode. Because you are directly editing a Windows Installer package, you save your changes by selecting Save on the File menu. It not necessary to build the package, because it is already built. Therefore, InstallShield’s Build function is disabled.

However, you do need to run the build process to build a ThinApp application for this Windows Installer package. To do this, perform the following steps:

To enable ThinApp application building when in Direct Edit Mode:

1.

Open a Windows Installer package or a transform file in InstallShield. It will be opened in Direct Edit Mode or Direct MST Mode, and the Build function (Build on the Build menu and the Build toolbar button) will be disabled.

2.

Open the Build Options page of the ThinApp Assistant.

3.

Select the Build ThinApp application option. After you select this option, the Build ThinApp application selection on the Build menu becomes enabled, as does the Build toolbar button.