Converting a Basic MSI Project to an InstallScript MSI Project

InstallShield 2009

Converting your Basic MSI project to an InstallScript MSI project allows you to take full advantage of the scripting capabilities that are available in InstallShield.

Caution

This conversion is irreversible. After you convert your Basic MSI project to an InstallScript MSI project and save it, you cannot easily convert your project back to a Basic MSI project. Before you convert your Basic MSI project, it is generally good practice to first create a back-up copy of it.

Converting Projects

Task

To convert your Basic MSI project to an InstallScript MSI project:

Open your Basic MSI project.

On the Project menu, point to Project Converters, and click Convert to InstallScript MSI project.

Converting Dialogs

Because an InstallScript MSI project uses resource-based dialogs—instead of using the Windows Installer dialog–related tables—no Windows Installer–based dialogs from your original project are available after the migration. You need to manually add any custom dialogs.

Your converted installation project contains the default InstallScript MSI dialogs. To review the default dialogs, go to the InstallScript view and view the dialogs displayed in the OnFirstUIBefore and OnFirstUIAfter events.