Product Condition Builder Dialog

InstallShield 2009

The Product Condition Builder simplifies the process of creating install conditions by providing a selection of valid Windows Installer properties and conditional expression operators.

Dialog Options

Condition(s)

Double-click in the Condition column to create a new condition. Use the Properties and Operators drop-down lists at the bottom of the dialog to assist you in building a conditional statement.

In the Message column, enter the text you want to display to the end user if one of your conditions fails, forcing the installation to exit. Type a new message—which is automatically added to the string table—or select an existing string by clicking the ellipses button to the right.

Tip

No validation is made during design time. Use valid syntax and double-check to ensure that your statement evaluates to the expected outcome. For more information, see Conditional Statement Syntax.

Windows Installer dialog boxes, which display the text you specify in the Message column, do not recognize the escape sequences \r (carriage return), \n (new line), or \t (tab).

Properties

This control lists all of the properties stored in the Property Manager. Select the property you want to evaluate and click Add. The property appears in the Condition(s) window.

Operators

This control lists all of the valid operators recognized by the Windows Installer service. Select the operator you want to use and click Add. The operator is appended to the conditional statement in the Condition(s) window.