Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Introduction
Using Installation Expert
on page 19
Using the Current Feature Drop-Down List
on page 23
Using the Task List
When Windows Installer Editor encounters installation issues that could cause problems,
it displays them in the Task List. You can manually display or hide the Task List from the
View menu.
The Task List gathers all installation issues into one place, and makes it easy to analyze
their causes. If the issue is caused by an error in a table, you can quickly jump from the
Task List to the row in the table that caused the error.
See
Finding Table Errors From the Task List
on page 27.
When you resolve the issue that corresponds to a task, the task is deleted the next time
you run the procedure that generated the task. Example: If a task was added to the
Task List because of a compile error and you resolve that error, the next time you
compile the installation that task is deleted.
How Tasks are Added to the Task List
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Save or Compile
If errors occur when you save or compile an installation, the errors are displayed in
the Task List.
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Package Validation
When you run Package Validation, validation issues appear on the View / Correct
dialog box. If you mark the Add to Task List check box on the View / Correct
dialog box, each issue becomes a task in the Task List when you click Finish. If
Package Validation encounters save or compile errors, the package validation
process ends and the errors are added to the Task List.
See About Package Validation in the Wise Package Studio Help.
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Check Tables
When you check tables, the installation is searched for component and table errors
and results are placed in the Task List. To check tables, select Setup Editor > Tables
tab, right-click in the left pane and select Check Tables.
See
Finding Validation Errors
on page 385.
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User-Defined
You can add user-defined tasks to the task list.
See
Adding User-Defined Tasks
on page 27.
Note
When you close an installation, all tasks, except user-defined tasks, are removed from
the Task List.
Task List Icons
The following icons help you quickly identify the types of tasks in the Task List:
