Windows Installer Editor Reference
332
Merge Modules and Transforms
See also:
Specifying Drop-Down List Values for Substitution
on page 333
Specifying a Bitfield for Substitution
on page 334
Specifying a Key for Substitution
on page 335
Setting Configuration Item Details
To set configuration item details
1. Access the Configuration Item Details dialog box from the Module Substitution
dialog box.
See
Creating a Configurable Merge Module
on page 331.
2. Complete the dialog box:
Name
Enter a name to represent the item in the Configuration Items list box on the
Module Substitution dialog box.
Display Name
Enter the name that should appear on the Merge Module Configuration dialog
box when the merge module is added to an installation.
Description
Describe what can be modified.
Type
Select the type of configurable data that is appropriate for the item you allow to
be substituted.
Arbitrary Text
The installation author can enter any text to replace the default value.
Example: Use this when you allow a file name to be modified.
See
Example: Configuring an Item for a Merge Module
on page 336.
Formatted Text
The installation author can enter any text in Windows Installer formatted
text format to replace the default value. Example: Use this when you allow a
registry value to be modified.
RTF Text
The installation author can enter any text in rich text format to replace the
default value. Example: Use this when you allow a different license
agreement to be selected.
Text Drop-down List
The installation author can select from a drop-down list to replace the
default value. This list displays only the name you gave the value, not the
actual value. This is useful when the values are not self-explanatory.
(Example: Use this option to make a property configurable. Possible choices
for the installation author could be to let all end users or only selected end
users install this particular file.)
Additional fields appear when you select this option.
See
Specifying Drop-Down List Values for Substitution
on page 333.
