New to InstallShield - How to do a simple file install

[Seedling]

I am trying to learn my way around installshield. What I am attempting to do first is do a simple installation.

1. shutdown a service
2. install a file into a custom path i.e. C:\test
3. start service

I can't seem to find an easy way to do this. Can someone help get me started?

-Seed

[gridman]

First, tell us which project type you are using. InstallScript, Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI?

[Seedling]

BasicMSI.

So I found out how to manage the files using components. Now I am working on managing a service I have to stop and start during the installation. I added a component for the service I need to manage and then added a StopServices and StartServices action in the Custom Actions and Sequences/Installation/User Interface but I get an error when I add it:

More log output:

=== Logging started: 12/11/2008 14:50:43 ===
Action start 14:50:43: INSTALL.
Action start 14:50:43: StopServices.
Info 2898.For Tahoma8 textstyle, the system created a 'Tahoma' font, in 0 character set.
Error 2235.Database: . Column 'Action' not present or ambiguous in SQL query: SELECT `Name`,`Wait`,`Arguments`,`Event`, `Action` FROM `ServiceControl`, `Component` WHERE `Component_` = `Component` AND (`Action` = 0 OR `Action` = 1 OR `Action` = 2).
MSI (c) (70:D0) [14:50:46:320]: Product: SP1 Update -- Error 2235.Database: . Column 'Action' not present or ambiguous in SQL query: SELECT `Name`,`Wait`,`Arguments`,`Event`, `Action` FROM `ServiceControl`, `Component` WHERE `Component_` = `Component` AND (`Action` = 0 OR `Action` = 1 OR `Action` = 2).

Action ended 14:50:46: StopServices. Return value 3.
Action start 14:50:46: SetupCompleteError.