Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Defining an Installation Project
If this is the first time you have saved the installation, the Save As dialog box
appears. Enter a name for the file and click Save.
4. If a package with the same application and package name is already in the Software
Manager database, a warning message appears. Click OK and change either the
application or package name to create a new package in Software Manager.
When you save the installation, its meta data is added to the Software Manager
database and the Repository ID field is populated.
What happens when you add meta data to the Software Manager
database?
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The meta data appears in Software Manager on the Package pane and the Package
Attributes dialog box.
See About the Software Manager Window and Viewing and Editing Package
Attributes in the Software Manager Help.
This only adds the package’s meta data to the Software Manager database. It does
not import the package’s resources. The package’s resources are imported by the
Import Wizard in Software Manager.
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The package is assigned a status of New in Software Manager. You cannot change to
or from this status manually. A New package is changed to Under Development only
when you use the Import Wizard to import its resource information.
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The package is assigned a repository ID in the form of a GUID. If you make a copy
of the installation and change the copies application or package name, it is assigned
a new repository ID.
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The Application and Package fields on the Product Details page are unavailable.
You can edit them on the Package Attributes dialog box in Software Manager.
See Viewing and Editing Package Attributes in the Software Manager Help.
If you open an installation file that is a copy of the package in the Software Manager
database, the Application and Package fields are populated and enabled. Change
one or both of these fields before saving the installation to avoid overwriting the
package in the database.
See
Working With Installations in the Software Manager Database
on page 77.
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If you edit meta data on the Product Details page, the meta data in the Software
Manager database is updated when you save the installation. If you edit meta data
in Software Manager, your edits appear on the Product Details page the next time
you open the installation.
See How to Get Packages Into the Software Manager Database in the Software Manager
Help.
Incrementing the Product Version
Windows Installer uses the version number of the application to identify the product
when subsequent patches or upgrades are applied.
How do you set the version number?
The version number is stored in the Version field on the Product Details page. You can
update the version number by changing the field.
