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Command-Line Compiler

InstallShield 2014 » InstallScript Language Reference

In addition to the integrated compiler, which you can launch from within InstallShield, InstallShield includes a command-line compiler that you can invoke from the DOS prompt or from a DOS batch file. This program, called Compile.exe, is in the following folder:

InstallShield Program Files Folder/System

After you have completed the design of an installation project, you can use Compile.exe to compile the installation script using different options than those that are used when you compile the script from within InstallShield.

For the syntax and available command-line parameters and switches for Compile.exe, see Compile.exe.

Note: When you build a release from the command line using ISCmdBld.exe, the build engine automatically compiles your script; therefore, you do not need to use Compile.exe directly unless you want to use compiler options that are different from those specified for the project in InstallShield. For more information, see ISCmdBld.exe.