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InstallAnywhere Tutorial and Reference Guide
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InstallAnywhere Tutorial and Reference Guide

by Zero G Team
July 2004
Beginner to intermediate
304 pages
5h 55m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Exercise 8.2 Using Installer Rules

InstallAnywhere rules can be implemented in a number of actions within the installer. However, the first set of rules evaluated in the installer is the Installer rules. These rules, set in the Project | Rules task, allow you to control the complete installer based on rules.

For example, let's consider that our OfficeSuite product is designed to run only on the following systems: Windows NT Generation Systems, including NT, 2000, and XP, but not Windows 95, 98, or ME; on Mac OS X, and on Linux.

Add this condition to the OfficeSuite installer.

1.
Add the rule.
a. Open the Project | Rules task.
b. Click Add Rule.
c. Select Check Platform.
d. Click Add.
2.
Set the condition for the rule.
a. In the customizer for the ...
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