Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Merge Modules and Transforms
referenced. If Delete Unreferenced Rows is marked, the default bitmap is not
merged into the installation.
5. From Key Table, select the type of table to make available for selection for this key.
6. Click OK.
The Module Substitution dialog box appears.
The values you defined for the configurable item appear in the Value field, and the
items appear in the Configuration Item list box.
7. Click OK.
Example: Configuring an Item for a Merge Module
Suppose your merge module includes a file named ReleaseNotes. Here is how you can
let installation authors select a long or a short file name when they merge the module
into an installation.
To configure an item for a merge module
1. Select Installation Expert > Substitutions page.
2. Click Add at the right of the page.
The Module Substitution dialog box appears.
3. From Table, select File.
4. In the FileName column, click the cell that contains the ReleaseNotes file name. It
should look something like this:
RELEAS~1.TXT|ReleaseNotes.txt
5. Click Add and select Configurable Item.
The Configuration Item Details dialog box appears.
6. Complete the dialog box:
Name
Enter “short name.”
Display Name
Enter “Short file name.”
Description
Enter “Choose whether to use a short or a long file name for this file.”
Type
Select Arbitrary Text.
Default Value
Enter “RELEAS~1.TXT.”
7. Click OK.
On the Module Substitution dialog box, your configuration item appears as
short_name in the Configuration Items list box.
8. Click Add and select Constant.
The Substitution Constant dialog box appears.
9. In Constant Substitution Value, enter the pipe character (|) and click OK.
