The change to the Option .NET tab is most welcome in that you can now define a location for the .NET Framework for both 32 and 64 bit. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work for me.
The only way I can get my 64bit Installer Class to use the 64bit InstallUtilLib is by setting a path to the 64bit Framework in both the 32bit and 64bit fields. Can anyone confirm this issue?
My project is set to x64 so should be picking up that I need the 64bit Framework.
The whole 32/64bit experience is not great in Installshield. We have a project that needs to be created for both 32 and 64 bit platforms - it is all perfectly possible - it's just too painful at the moment... configuration release flags, custom actions for setting ProgramFiles folders, .NET versions...
Just to add a little more information regarding this.
The dll I am using is actually compiled as AnyCPU. It's function is to add some complex registry information and needs to read/write to the HLKM\Software hive. We were relying on the fact that if the dll is called using the 64bit version of InstallUtilLib then it would use the 64bit registry area rather than the WOW6432Node.
I was wondering whether Installshield is using the bitness of the dll rather than the Template Summary x64 setting?
Yes, the DLL is marked as a key file but no the component is not marked as 64bit.
As I need it to be installed and run for both my 32 and 64 bit installers, do I have to duplicate the component, mark one as 64bit; create 2 features with release flags for 32/64bit and then associate each component with the relevant feature?
Thanks for the clarification. I will give this a go.
I think the .NET Framework location should not be in the General Options Area of the product. We have a mixture of .NET framework requirements for all the different products we create and so should be able to set it per project.
That was the problem before with the single .NET Framework location. I would go to an entirely different project that couldn't be 64bit and if I was not careful I would end up building on 64 when I didn't want to!
