I am using InstallSheild 2008. I want to copy complete folder hierarchy at the time of setup. Folder may has 50 different sub folders and each subfolder may have subfolders and n number of files. Is there any way to copy complete folder ?
Is it possible to make a single seperate "Component" for the complete folder hierarchy? so that i can have a choice to include this component in which ever feature i want it to be in.
Is it ppossible to unzip file at the time of setup?
While it is possible include a ZIP file and then extract it during the installation, this produces unnecessary dependencies and overhead (finding or including the zip engine, custom actions to perform the extraction, etc.).
There is a caveat however to balance the ease of including an undetermined set of files: in order to leverage the full MSI functionality (patching, minor upgrades, auto-repair), component rules should be strictly followed to avoid seeing what happens when they are broken.
Fortunately, the troubles and inconvenience of breaking these rules was recognized and since InstallShield 2009 a new feature of InstallShield's dynamic file link functionality was added to assure their 'best-practice' nature.
