[MSI] Import files and COMΒΆ

Import files along with their, extracted on-the-fly, COM information to the MSI package.


Important

Precondition: Open an MSI package in MSI Editor (see Open MSI/MST).

  1. Go to the Package Designer > Files and folders tab.

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  2. Select Import files from the context menu where you need to import files.

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  3. Select Add > Add files to choose files (or Add > Add folder to choose a folder with all of its child items).

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  4. Choose files, which you want to import and click Open.

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  5. Click Next to manage the import settings.

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  6. Select the feature-component assignment settings and INI saving options and click Next.

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  7. Review COM information, automatically extracted from the selected DLL, OCX, LTB files. To include this COM information to the package, tick the Import COM information option and click Finish.

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  8. To choose the media settings (compression type) for the imported files, go to the Package Designer > Media settings tab. For additional information, see [MSI] Change media (compression type).

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Warning

In fact, the selected files will be imported to the package only during saving the package. The Media table will be filled-in only when files are processed and copied.

Save (Ctrl+S) the package before running the ICE or other validation.



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