Use InstallShield to Create an Installation Package

The following examples use InstallShield 2009 -- Professional Edition to create an installation package for STK Engine applications. Instructions for including the STK Engine Merge Modules is also included. STK Engine Merge Modules will need to be included in the install if the application will be deployed on a machine where STK is NOT installed.

Note: The following instructions and illustrations use InstallShield 2009 -- Professional Edition. However, the instructions have also been tested on earlier and later versions.

To create an STK Engine application installation package, you must first install STK Engine then follow the steps below.

1. Open InstallShield.
2. Create a new InstallShield project by selecting New Project from the File menu.
3. In the New Project dialog (Windows Installer tab), select Basic MSI Project, select a name for the project, and click OK.

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5. When the Project Assistant screen appears, click the arrow at the bottom right.

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7. Enter basic project information on the Application Information screen, and click the bottom right arrow to proceed to the next screen.
8. On the Installation Requirements screen, select the supported operating systems and any required software. The list may change depending on what is available for your operating system and system requirements.

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10. Proceed to the Installation Architecture screen (where you can customize the installation architecture if desired) and from there to the Application Files screen. Click the Add Files button, navigate to the application that your installation package is to install, and load it.

11. Note: When you select the application, a dialog will display, offering to scan for dependencies. You can accept the offer or skip the scan.

    The folders in the Destination Computer file tree represent how your installed application will look on the user's machine.

    

12. Proceed to the Application Shortcuts screen, where you can select various shortcut options:

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14. Proceed to the Application Registry screen and, after consulting with your product development team, make any necessary changes to the registry.

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16. Proceed to the Installation Interview screen, which lets you select options for the dialogs that the user will see during installation:

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18. If STK is installed on your machine or if your project does NOT require the STK Engine Merge Modules, skip to step 17.
19. If your install contains STK Engine Merge Modules, click the Installation Designer tab:

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21. In the tree on the left side of the screen, select Redistributables from the Application Data folder. From the Object types to display list, select Merge Module.

22. If there is a Search Grid available, you can use it to filter for the items required, as shown below.

    

23. Select the STK Engine Merge Modules from the list as below.
    • AGI Merge Module for STK Engine Binaries 11
    • AGI Merge Module for STK Engine CommonData 11
24. From the Object types to display list, select InstallShield Prerequisite
25. Select the following prerequisites
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Redist
    • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (Either the Web download or full package, depending on your application.)
26. Proceed to the Localizable String Translation screen.

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28. Select the Project Assistant tab and click the lower right button until you reach the Build Installation screen. Select the desired media and click the Build Installations button.

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The installation package is saved in the location that you specified, and any build errors will appear in the error log. You can access the log file through the link in the build process output text.

Related Topics:

• Use Visual Studio to Create an Installation Package
• Use the STK Engine Microsoft Software Install (MSI)

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