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About Releases
About Releases
Note
This page is fully enabled in a .WSI only. In an .MSI or .MST, you cannot add or delete.
The Releases page lets you define multiple releases for an installation, edit releases, and
delete releases you’ve created. If you haven’t created additional releases for the
installation, the Releases page lists only one release: Default.
Example:
You might want to have a standard and a demo edition for your application, and you
might want to release both editions on CD and as Internet downloads. In this case, you
would create 4 releases:
! Standard edition on CD-ROM
! Standard edition for the Internet
! Demo edition on CD-ROM
! Demo edition for the Internet
The Releases page contains the following buttons:
! Details
Edit a release.
! Add
Add a new release. See Creating a New Release.
! Delete
Delete a release. At least one release is required; if the installation only has one
release, you cannot delete it.
! Compile
Compile a specific release without compiling the entire installation. Select one or
more releases and click the Compile button at the right of the Releases page.
The Compile button at the bottom of the main window compiles the entire
installation. (In Visual Studio: use commands on the Build menu.) See Compiling An
Installation on page 95.
You can edit various aspects of each release on the other pages in the Release Definition
page group.
Creating a New Release
Note
This page is fully enabled in a .WSI only. In an .MSI or .MST, you cannot add or delete.
1. Select Installation Expert > Releases page.
2. Click Add.
The Release Details dialog appears.
3. Enter the following: