file groups

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FYI such a function is ready for download on InstallSite
(http://www.ibv-tools.de)

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Bob Pingel schrieb in Nachricht <360c0b12.0@news.installshield.com>...
>You can use "*\\*.*"
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TRUE and with Ver 5.5 you can use a DYNAMIC file group which will
automatically include all files in all subdirectories without having
to explicitly name them. Very useful if you have to add/delete
files from the directories.

By the way, why can't we check a box "include subdirs" when inserting
files so we don't have to use the Explorer if we don't want to!

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Krishna Alapati <kalapati@tibco.com> schrieb im Beitrag
<36D44CB2.34DD2876@tibco.com>...
> Hi Patrick
>
> If i understood your question correctly..
>
> You have to create file groups but for inserting files along with the
> subfolders in it u can use Explorer drag and drop.so you need not to do
> insert each and evey single file.
>
> Krishna
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> Patrick Roberts wrote:
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> > My system:
> > Windows NT 4 (with service pack 4)
> > MS Visual C++ 6
> > Installshield 5 that comes with VC++ 6
> >
> > Question:
> > I have an application which is made up of 1539 files spread over 107
> > folders. I am at the point in Installshield which I make file groups.
> > I have my files grouped the way I want them by folders, however, insert
> > file will only take files. In fact I would rather click on a parent
> > folder and have all the files in the subfolders be a part of that file
> > group. Do I have to make a file group for each folder I have in my
> > application? Maybe I'm missing the concept behind file groups. Don't
> > all my files need to be in at least one file group? Thanks for any
> > help.
> >
> > Patrick
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I currently use isx2.13, and I use the group feature to install datafiles,
these are set no never overwrite. So when a current user installs over the
current installation my sample data does not overwrite there existing data.

I am evaluating ISX3.0 which has no file group feature, how can I do this?

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ComponentSetTarget functions allows you to set the Target directory for a
particular component using script defined variables. What I am looking for is
how to create a file group with files in the file group having a relative path
in relation to IS project. This relative path is going to be used to retrieve
the files into cabs ( for example data1.cab) when building the media. I hope
that clarifies the issue.

Walid

Even wrote:

> Hi there!
>
> There's probably an easier way, but you can give each File Group a specific
> Script-defined Folder, and state these destinations in you code by using
> ComponentSetTarget, and then use SRCDIR or whatever the variable is named
> that refers to the...PROJECT_DIR maybe ??
>
> ComponentSetTarget(MEDIA, "<DEST_DIR1>", PROJECT_DIR^"\\Dir_1");
>
> Something like that....
>
> Even
>
> "walid" <walid@siennaimaging.com> wrote in message
> news:3A3532CA.B5EA6122@siennaimaging.com...
> > I am trying to create file groups in IS 6.12 with the path of the files
> > in each file group relative to install shield project directory. For
> > example, the path would be like ..\..\MyApp\Release\MyApp.exe. I know
> > there is a File Group Link Type for each file group and you have static
> > and dynamic link type but I can't specify relative path using either
> > one. Is what I am trying to do not possible? If it's possible how to do
> > it?
> >
> > Walid
> >