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Windows JRun Installers


Working with InstallShield Developer 7

To work with the OEM version of JRun for the Windows Installer development environment, you copy the merge modules into your defined Merge Module folder, and link the merge modules into your install.

Note:   The JRun Core merge module is the minimum that is required to build a JRun installer.

The following steps outline how to perform this task using InstallShield Developer 7.

Determining merge module location

You must specify the folder that InstallShield uses as a source of your merge modules. You do this by launching InstallShield and changing the Path Locations. The following procedure describes the steps involved in determining the merge module locations.

To determine the Merge Modules folder:

  1. Launch InstallShield Developer 7.
  2. Select Tools > Options.
  3. Select the File Locations tab.

    The following figure shows the File Locations tab:

    This figure shows the File Locations tab.

  4. Specify all folders where merge modules might be located in the Merge Module Location field. The first entry in this list is your customizable location.
  5. Click OK.
  6. In Windows Explorer, copy the JRun4 merge modules into this folder.

Connecting a merge module

You connect a merge module to existing Features within the InstallShield project. In order to map the modules to the Features, you must perform the following tasks:

The following procedures describe how to connect a merge module.

To create a Feature:

  1. Open your InstallShield project.
  2. Select Advanced Views > Setup Design in the left pane.
  3. Right-click in the middle pane and select New Feature.
  4. Assign the new Feature an appropriate name.

    The following figure shows two new Features called JRun4 and Application:

    This figure shows two new Features.

To connect the merge module to the new feature:

  1. Select Specify Application Data > Merge Modules.

    InstallShield displays the available merge modules in the center pane, as the following figure shows:

    This figure shows merge modules.

  2. Select the Feature that you want to connect.
  3. Right- click the merge module that you want to connect to the Feature, and select Properties.

    The Merge Module Properties dialog box appears:

    This figure shows the Merge Modules Properties dialog box.

  4. In the Destination drop-down list box, select INSTALLDIR.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each merge module and feature combination.
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