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Merge modules provide a standard method by which developers deliver shared Windows Installer components and setup logic to their applications. Merge modules are used to deliver shared code, files, resources, registry entries, and setup logic to applications as a single compound file. Developers authoring new merge modules or using existing merge modules should follow the standard outlined in this section.

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Installshield - Merge Module - Dynamic destination directory based on user dialog input

I am trying to set the override the destination directory of the merge module as described here. I set the destination directory to [BIN]. BIN is public property. At compile time the value of [BIN] is C:\Program Files…
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Post install action in installshield merge module

I am using installshield 2011. I have a merge module and I want certain exe to be executed after the merge module is installed. This exe is part of merge module files. Now when I write a custom action in the merge module, the action get executed…
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Installshield: file duplicate because of merge module

I have an InstallShield (2018, also happens in IS 11) setup with a lot of 3th party libraries. Among other things a merge module. This merge module have a file (call F). Now, there is an other library as a directory with a bunch of different files,…
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Make installshield merge module installation path configurable for user

I have 2 custom installshield merge modules. I am using these merge modules inside a installshield project. Now I want when user run main installshield package then he should be able to select the installation path of 2 merge modules him self. Is it…
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How to know installation action in installshield merge module type project?

I am using installshield to build a setup project. I have one InstallScript type project in which I have multiple merge module project included. In each merge module I have some custom install script logic. I noticed that this install script logic…
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Wix: Reschedule RegisrySearch and set property in Merge Module

I have a merge module which searches for some registry locations to read values and save to Properties. Here is the code segment:
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How to call merge module custom action from Installshield DoAction event?

I have a custom action in merge module and I am redistributing the merge module through InstallShield. Using DoAction event, I have called the merge module custom action on button click from InstallShield. But the custom action was not performed on…
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InstallShield 2013 merge modules - what are they and how do they work?

We have a product that's been build using InstallShield 2013 that a client is trying to install on a machine without internet connectivity and it's being tripped up trying to download a Microsoft C++ module. When I open InstallShield and look at…
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How to set a specific location for the content of a WIX merge module using Visual Studio

I'm making an msi that installs 2 plugins to the user's Roaming folder and one folder (+ its content) to a particular location on a machine: C:\UMI\temp. For the 2 plugins, everything is fine. It's with the folder that I have an issue. First, I need…
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MSI DLL Custom Actions is not working well in installshiled

I have created merge module project in InstallShield 2014. I have added Custom Action in using CustomActions.dll. This CustomAction dll has Install Function. Example: customactions.dll BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HANDLE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call,…
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How to identify merge modules (.msm files)?

Many file types can be identified by their magic number, see e.g. here. I want to tell if a file is a Microsoft Merge Module (see here) Do Microsoft Merge Modules (.msm files) have a magic number? If not, how can I programmatically find out if a…
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Error 1001, can't find an actually present .manifest c# visual studio 2010

I'm trying to make a merge module of one versioning of one fully functional aplication, this version with modifications also is fully tested, at least the proyect itself, because, for some reason, even if i expressedly add the file, the .manifest…
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WiX and Merge Modules - to include, or not, the policy files?

I am including the VS 2005 merge modules into an MSI. The code is in place and the MSI builds.