General Settings Tab

InstallAnywhere 2017 » InstallAnywhere Preferences Dialog Box

Use the General Settings tab on the InstallAnywhere Preferences dialog box to select default settings for InstallAnywhere.

Settings on the General Settings Tab of the InstallAnywhere Preferences Dialog Box

Setting

Description

InstallAnywhere Startup

Specify which mode you want use when you start InstallAnywhere. Available options are:

• Project Wizard—The Project Wizard opens when you start InstallAnywhere.
• Advanced Designer—The Advanced Designer to appear when you start InstallAnywhere.

To learn more, see About the Authoring Environments in InstallAnywhere.

Project Loading

Specify whether InstallAnywhere should verify the location of files that are referenced in the Install view of the Sequence page when you open projects. Available options are:

• Always (recommended)—When you open a project, InstallAnywhere verifies the location of files that are referenced in the Install view of the Sequence page.
• Never—When you open a project, InstallAnywhere does not verify the location of files that are referenced in the Install view of the Sequence page.

Command Line Builds

Specify how you want a command-line build to proceed if referenced files are missing. Available options are:

• Fail (recommended)—If referenced files are missing during a command-line build, the build fails.
• Continue without including the missing files—If referenced files are missing during a command-line build, the build continues without the missing files.

Multiple Build Configurations

Specify the appropriate behavior that results if an error occurs when InstallAnywhere is building multiple build configurations. Available options are:

• Stop Building—Stop the entire project build.
• Continue Building—Continue building the remaining build configurations.

Manifest Files

Specify whether InstallAnywhere can successfully build installers for a project that includes a manifest file that references missing files. Available options are:

• Fail (recommended)—If the project includes a manifest file that references missing files, the build fails.
• Continue without including the missing files—If the project includes a manifest file that references missing files, the build proceeds without the missing files

InstallAnywhere uses manifest files to identify files that are included in the installer. Manifest files are useful when groups of developers are working on a project in separate locations.

Default Selection for the Install View

Specify the default option that should be selected in the Assign to list when you open the Install view on the Sequence page. Available options are:

• Components
• Product Features

See Also

InstallAnywhere Preferences Dialog Box

Manifest Files

Build Command-Line Arguments

Using build.exe to Build Installers from the Command Line

InstallAnywhere 2017 Help Library

November 2016

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