In this exercise we will rebuild the previous OfficeSuite Installer using the advanced designer. The advanced designer offers a much wider range of configuration over InstallAnywhere's many options than the Project Wizard allows.
NOTE
Choose the actual OfficeSuite launcher, not the shortcut (which should share the same Icon). Shortcuts, especially on Windows and Mac OS systems, are pointers and are not inherently executable. InstallAnywhere will not execute a shortcut.
By using the Command Line field modifications can be made to the command line used to execute the file, such as adding a handler or an argument to the execution.
NOTE
Do not remove or modify the $EXECUTE_FILE_TARGET$ entry, as this represents the file to execute. To specify a handler, prepend an executable path; to specify an argument, append a file path. These paths must be absolute; however, the paths can include InstallAnywhere variables.
The user experience for this action can be tailored by using the Options fields.
The option to suspend the installation until a process is complete is particularly useful in cases where a later step in the installation depends on the execution. There is also a subtask that allows developers to specify an indeterminate progress bar with a message. This task can be used if the execution may take some time (for example, an execute that installs another product or that configures a database or other application).
The Show Please Wait panel option will display a message panel to the user while the execution is occurring.
The Suppress First Window option allows developers to suppress the first window on Microsoft Windows platforms. This option is particularly useful in suppressing the appearance of the cmd.exe window when executing batch files or command-line executables.
NOTE
If the Execute Action panel was added at a location other than the bottom of the Post-Install task, move it now. Either utilize the up and down arrows, or drag the action to the bottom of the task list.
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