Project File Format conversion XML <-> Binary on command line

[Tobias79]

Hi,

to have the assets of both Project File Formats (XML as well as Binary) I'm looking for a way to convert ISM projects (Basic MSI) in both directions from command line. One reason is e.g. using the xml format within source control and binary format for doing some Automation interface actions.

So here Installshield makes use of the msi2xml /xml2msi conversion tool from Daniel Gehriger. But unfortunately there seem some differences when using msi2xml.exe, e.g.

IS:

vs. msi2xml:

Or: IS generates:

md5="

msi2xml doesn't generate the md5 entry. (Only 2 samples amongst differences between the two conversion methods IS vs. msi2xml).

So back to my questions. Did anybody here do some similar action and has some experience in this conversion or does even this conversion with the command line tool msi2xml.exe work? Are there other possibilities to automate this process e.g. by other approaches ?

Thanks and best regards
Tobias

[RobertDickau]

If you use the InstallShield Automation interface, the ISWiProject object has a UseXMLProjectFormat property that might be of use.

[Tobias79]

Ah thanks Robert! That was the solution to my problem. Works fine.

Tobias