WiseScript Package Editor Reference
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ApplicationWatch records only the .DLL, .OCX, or .EXE files that are accessed during
execution or installation of an application.
Note
Application Watch cannot monitor 16-bit applications.
Note
Files that you specify in System .DLLs to Exclude in Preferences are ignored.
See
Setting Preferences
on page 25.
To watch an application
1. Close all other applications so that the files they access are not added to the
installation.
2. Select Tools menu > ApplicationWatch.
The Run Application page appears.
3. Complete the Run Application page:
Application Path
Specify the full path of the application executable to run.
Command Options
Enter any command-line options to apply to the executable. Refer to the source
application’s documentation for applicable command-line options.
4. Click Execute, which starts the source application.
5. In the source application, use all possible features except printing. If you are
watching an installation, run the installation through to completion.
Use as many of the application’s features as possible to ensure that files used by
rarely-used features are recorded. Do not use the application to print, because
printing accesses Windows operating system and printer-specific files.
6. Close the application, return to the Run Application page, and click Finish.
The files that were accessed by the source application are added to the Files page. If you
use this information as a starting point for developing a complete installation, compile
and test the installation thoroughly to verify that it operates correctly.
Warning
Some of the files that are listed on the Files page might be platform-specific or non-
distributable Windows system files. If you are not sure whether it is safe to deploy a file,
check with Microsoft developer documentation before deploying these files to end users.
Import Visual Basic Project
¾
WiseScript Package Editor only
The Import Visual Basic Project tool lets you import a Visual Basic 5 or 6 project file into
an installation file. You specify information about the project, and the tool extracts
information, such as source file paths, and integrates it into a new or existing
installation.