Creating Builds

InstallShield 11 Universal

Once you have finished configuring your project, it can be built. You can build it into a product by selecting a Product or MSI Build Configuration before clicking Build. It can then be tested directly in the Universal interface.

You can also build your project into an assembly that can be referenced by other assemblies, products, and/or Dynamic Suites. A built assembly can only be installed by a project that has been built with a Product Build Configuration.

During the build process, all of the build output goes into the directory specified in the Releases view Output Directory property of the selected build configuration.

To create a build:

In the Releases view, select the build configuration you want to use for this build.
If necessary, update the Build Category Exclusions property to exclude specific software objects.
If you are building with a Product Build Configuration and need to add an add-on to the product with this one project, set the Include Assemblies property of the build configuration as required.
Click Build in the toolbar, or type <Ctrl+B>.

You can cancel a build by clicking Cancel Build in the toolbar or on the Build menu selecting Cancel Build.

During the build process, the build output messages display in the build output window at the bottom of the interface. The compiler runs first, then the builder. The build is complete when you see the following message:

Finished build <Date> <Time> <Total Elapsed Time in Seconds>

After a project has been successfully built with either a Product or MSI Build Configuration:

After a project has been successfully built:

It can then be tested (run) from the interface by clicking Run in the toolbar, and
The location of the output can be found by clicking Open Release Folder in the toolbar.