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Editing Sequences

Adding and Editing Actions

To add an action to an MSI Script sequence, do one of the following:

! Drag and drop the action

Drag the action from the Actions list onto a line in the Installation Sequence list.

The new action appears before the line that is highlighted when you drop the action.

! Double-click the action

In the Installation Sequence list, select the line above which the new action should

appear and double-click the action in the Actions list.

! Type and select the action

In the Installation Sequence list, select the line above which the new action should

appear. Type the first few letters of the action name. As you type, the current line

becomes a drop-down list containing all the action names. Select an action and press

Enter.

About Restricted Areas

If an action has restrictions on its placement in the sequence, the restricted areas are

shaded in the Installation Sequence list when you select that action in the Actions

list. Place the action in a non-restricted area.

Editing Custom Action Settings

When you add a custom action, a dialog appears that lets you enter settings for the

custom action. To access this dialog for an existing custom action, double-click it. For

information on these dialogs, see Custom Action Reference on page 507. If you double-

click Display Dialog actions, the dialog opens in Setup Editor > Dialogs tab. To move an

action, select Move Up or Move Down from the Edit menu.

Note

You cannot edit Windows Installer standard actions, which are displayed in gray, and you

should not move or delete them.

You can also copy and paste actions to other locations in the installation sequence.

However, each time you copy and paste an action, an entirely new copy of the action is

stored in the installation. To avoid this duplication, see Adding a Custom Action to

Multiple Sequences on page 490.

Also see:

Guidelines for Using Custom Actions on page 499

Types of Actions in MSI Script Sequences on page 492

Commenting Out Script Lines

While you are working in MSI Script, you can temporarily disable certain actions to help

you with your debug process. You do this by commenting out actions. Commented

actions remain in the sequence, but are skipped when the sequence is executed.

! To comment out an action, select the line or lines in the sequence that you want to