Building an InstallShield Editor Project
AdminStudio 2021 R2 SP1 | 22.01 | Repackager
Edition:This feature is available in AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.
You can build an InstallShield Editor project (.ism) from your Repackager project (.irp).
You can also choose to build just an InstallShield Editor project, so that you can open it in InstallShield Editor and make some modifications prior to building.
To build an InstallShield Editor project (.ism):
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In the Repackager interface, open the Repackager project that you want to convert to an InstallShield Editor project. |
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Select Repackaged Output from the View List. The Repackaged Output view opens. |
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In the Editor Project field, enter the name and location of the InstallShield Editor Project file you want to create. |
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If you do not want to Create Microsoft Windows Installer Package, clear this option. If you want to create a Windows Installer Package, see Building a Windows Installer Package. |
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A project template contains all of the default settings and design elements that you want to use as a starting point when you create an installation project. In the Repackaged Output Options area, select the InstallShield Editor Project Template you want to use when creating the project: |
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Use the default Editor template—Select this option to use the default InstallShield Editor Project Template. |
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Use a customized template—Select this option to use a customized InstallShield Editor Project Template. |
For example, if you wanted all of your InstallShield Editor projects to have a special custom dialog, a set of required redistributables, and a particular SQL script, you could create a project template that has all of those settings. Then, any time that you wanted to create a new project, you could base it off of your custom template. This enables you to avoid re-creating the custom dialog, re-adding the redistributables, and re-adding the SQL script every time that you create a new InstallShield Editor Project.
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Select Package Information from the View List. The Package Information view opens, where you can specify information for the Windows Installer package that you build from the Repackager project. Much of this information may be prepopulated based on settings used in the Repackaging Wizard. |
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Enter the following information: |
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Company Name—The name of the company that developed the product you are repackaging. |
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Product Name—The name of the product you are repackaging. |
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Version—The product’s version number. |
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Product URL—The URL for product information. This appears in Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. |
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Support URL—A URL for support information. This also appears in Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, and is often changed during repackaging to provide an internal support URL. |
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Select Advanced Settings from the View List. The Advanced Package Settings view opens. |
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Select Repackaged Output on the View List. The Repackaged Output view opens. |
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Click the Build button. The build process begins, and its progress is reported in the output window. |
When the build process is complete, a Conversion completed message appears in the output window, and a link to the build log file is provided.