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Where are Installation Resources Stored?
Where are Installation Resources Stored?
Wise for Windows Installer uses resources such as installation templates, component
rules, language files, and so on, to create installations. In the Standard and Professional
Editions, these resources are stored in subdirectories of the Wise application directory.
In the Enterprise Edition, they are stored in subdirectories of the share point directory.
(Enterprise Edition only.) You can specify alternate locations for storing resources. See
Setting Repository Options on page 54.
Subdirectories Where Resources Are Stored
Directory Contents
000, 001, and so on (Enterprise Edition only.) Contains source files associated with each package’s
installation. The subdirectories are numbered sequentially, such as 000\001,
000\002, and so on. They are created when someone uses Package Distribution to
distribute to the share point. For details, see How Source Files Are Indexed on
page 36.
Custom Actions (Enterprise Edition only.) Provides a shared location in which you can place files used
in custom actions, such as WiseScripts, VBScripts, .DLLs, and so on, that you use in
Windows Installer installations.
Languages Contains the language resource files used to change the language of installations.
Merge Modules (Enterprise Edition only.) This is the default target location for downloading merge
modules, and the default directory from which you select merge modules to add to an
installation. In the Standard and Professional Editions, the default merge modules
directory is Program Files\Common Files\Merge Modules\Wise Solutions.
Reports (Enterprise Edition only.) Contains the predefined reports (.RPT) that are used in
Software Manager. Also contains the Report.ini file, which stores information about
the predefined reports and about any report customizations.
Projects (Enterprise Edition only.) The default location for new installations you create.
Resources Contains installation resources such as bitmap and icon files.
Scripts (Enterprise Edition only.) Contains temporary files (.QUE) representing packages that
have been distributed to but not yet imported into the Software Manager database.
For details, see About .QUE Files in the Software Manager Help.
The Scripts directory also stores information about package subscriptions.
Templates Contains installation templates, WfWI macros, and additional template files used by
Package Distribution.
Templates\Dialogs Contains the Wise Standard.MSI that provides information used by the New Dialog
Wizard to add a new dialog to an installation.
Templates\File Contains templates used to create a new installation. In the Visual Studio integrated
editor, these templates create installations that are not associated with a Visual
Studio .NET solution.
Templates\Project (Visual Studio integrated editor only.) Contains templates used to create an
installation as a project within a Visual Studio .NET solution.
Templates\Reports (Enterprise Edition only.) Contains the template files that are used to format the
shared resources reports in Wise for Windows Installer.