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agshah
Level 7
‎Jul 18, 2023 03:41 PM

Building InstallShield Premier 2021 created project in Visual Studio

Hi all,

I have an InstallScript MSI project created in InstallShield 2021 Premier.

I tried to open this project in Visual Studio 2022 but it fails to open. No error given.

Is it possible to build this project in Visual Studio, from command line, somehow ?

thanks.

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varul
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‎Jul 19, 2023 09:24 AM

Hi @agshah,

 We have officially started supporting VS2022 from our Installshield 2022 only with Basic MSI and installscript MSI project and Suite project types.

Please refer below release notes.

https://docs.revenera.com/installshield28helplib/rn/Content/helplibrary/Visual_Studio_2022_Integration_in_InstallShield_2022_R2.htm#isreleasenotes_4268113285_1263814

However we have started supporting Installscript project creation from IS2023 onwards, 

https://docs.revenera.com/installshield/rn/Content/helplibrary/New_Features_in_2023_R1.htm#isreleasenotes_4268113285_1306425

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agshah
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In response to varul
‎Jul 19, 2023 03:57 PM

Hi Varul,

thanks for the links. Can you please confirm if my below understanding is correct based on the info in the links you  have provided?

My project is an InstallScript MSI project in InstallShield 2021. In order to build it in VS2022 I need to upgrade this project to InstallShield 2023 R1 project. Is this correct?

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Revenera_Ian
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In response to agshah
‎Jul 19, 2023 04:13 PM

Hi @agshah,

Thank you for your post.

Please allow me to interject. Visual Studio 2022 integration with InstallShield 2022 R2 included support for InstallScript MSI projects. Visual Studio 2022 integration with InstallShield 2022 R1 only included support for building existing InstallScript MSI projects. Visual Studio 2022 integration with InstallShield 2022 R2 included support for creating, modifying, and building existing or new InstallScript MSI projects. However, we suggest upgrading to InstallShield 2023 R1, especially if you want support for InstallScript projects, since InstallShield 2023 R1 is the latest and greatest InstallShield version.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!

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agshah
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In response to Revenera_Ian
‎Jul 19, 2023 07:15 PM

thanks for the info. I will try to get InstallShield 2023 R1.

in the meantime I have InstallShield 2022 R1 and it has created the InstallScript MSI project. I used VS2022 IDE to open this project and it shows an hourglass briefly as if it is loading it but fails to load. Project does not open. Any idea? As per the info you have provided this should have worked, correct ?

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