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Specifying an Action Description and a Template for Action Data

InstallShield 2015

Project: This information applies to the following project types:

InstallShield includes default action descriptions for standard actions and built-in InstallShield custom actions. InstallShield also includes default templates for many of those actions where appropriate. The templates indicate the format that should be used for the action data.

You may want to modify the default descriptions or templates of the standard actions and built-in InstallShield custom actions in your project. In addition, you may want to specify action text and action data format for your own custom actions.

To specify a description and an action data template for an action in your project:

Important: The names of the action text items under the Action Text explorer should match the names of standard and custom actions that are in your project. If you change the name of a custom action, you must also change the name of its action text item; otherwise, the action’s text is not displayed at run time or written to the installation’s log file. Note, however, that you are not required to create action text for every action in your project.

Tip: If you want to edit the description or template of an action that is already listed under the Action Text explorer, select the action and then specify the appropriate values in the right pane.

See Also

Displaying Action Descriptions on the Progress Dialog

Displaying Action Data on the Progress Dialog

Custom Actions and Sequences View (or Custom Actions View)