Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Introduction
Task List Icons
The following icons help you quickly identify the types of tasks in the Task List:
Operations you can perform in the Task List
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Filter tasks by type.
See
Filtering the Task List
.
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Find table errors.
See
Finding Table Errors From the Task List
on page 28.
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Sort a Task List column by clicking its header.
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Copy a task’s description by right-clicking its description.
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Delete a task by right-clicking its description.
Filtering the Task List
To filter the task list
1. Right-click in the Task List and select Show Tasks.
2. Select a filter. (In Visual Studio: right-click in the Visual Studio Task List and select
Show Tasks.)
Save/Compile
(In Visual Studio: this is called Build Errors.) Tasks that correspond to errors
that are generated when you save or compile.
Validation
Tasks that correspond to issues that are generated during Package Validation.
Component
Tasks that correspond to component errors that are generated when you check
tables.
See
Using the Task List
on page 26.
Table
Tasks that correspond to table validation errors that are generated when you
check tables.
See
Using the Task List
on page 26.
An error that will cause incorrect behavior and must be fixed
Validation issues found by Package Validation
See
Validating a Package
on page 404.
A task you created
If you have a repository connection, this icon also appears with a
task that reminds you to add the package meta data to the
Software Manager database.
