Using IsCmdBld.exe without compiling

Mike Marino

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Nov 20, 2001, 2:11:00 PM11/20/01

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Nicholas Mooney:

The -n option was not added until our 7.01 MP. If you have 7.01 and it
does not work, please let me know. To update to 7.01, go to the Tools menu
and select "Check for Updates".

Hope this helps,
Mike Marino

"Nicholas Mooney" <nichola...@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks again Mike. But, I tried to set -n with ISCmdBld and it says the
"n"
> switch is not recognized.
>
> Nick
>
> "Mike Marino" <mich...@installshield.com> wrote in message
> news:3bfaa01f$1...@news.installshield.com...
> > Nicholas Mooney:
> >
> > The basic problem is that IsCmdBuild does not directly allow you to set
> > preprocessor directives. You can set preprocessor directives on a per
> > release basis in the IDE, and when you build that release it would use
> your
> > preprocessor directives. However, if you need to set them via a command
> > line, you will need to compile your script with compile.exe, then
building
> > the .MSI with IsCmdBld.exe using the -n switch. The -n switch causes
> > ISCmdBuild not to recompile your script.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Mike Marino
> >
> > "Nicholas Mooney" <nichola...@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:3bfa...@news.installshield.com...
> > > Thanks for the quick response. I don't mind rebuilding the whole
> package
> > as
> > > long as I can find a way to pass the preprocessor info to the compiler
> via
> > > IsCmdBld. Is there anyway to do that?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Nick
> > >
> > > "Mike Marino" <mich...@installshield.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3bfa9b7e$1...@news.installshield.com...
> > > > Nicholas Mooney:
> > > >
> > > > The only way to get the release's preprocessor directives is either
to
> > > > compile through the IDE or through ISCmdBld. Unfortunately
> > ISCmdBuild.exe
> > > > does not have a mechanism to just compile the script and stream it
> into
> > > the
> > > > built .MSI package -- without rebuilding the entire package. I am
> > adding
> > > a
> > > > feature request for this functionality the tracking number
is:1-71IQD.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for you feedback,
> > > > Mike Marino
> > > >
> > > > "Nicholas Mooney" <nichola...@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in
message
> > > > news:3bfa9583$1...@news.installshield.com...
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > Can I use ISCmdBld.exe without compiling (i.e., run the compiler
> first
> > > and
> > > > > then have IsCmdBuild just stream setup.inx into the msi)? I can't
> > seem
> > > to
> > > > > get my script to compile with preprocessor directives via the
> command
> > > > line.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Nick
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Mike Marino

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Nov 20, 2001, 1:25:57 PM11/20/01

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Nicholas Mooney

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Nov 20, 2001, 12:39:20 PM11/20/01

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Nicholas Mooney

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Nov 20, 2001, 1:11:12 PM11/20/01

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Thanks for the quick response. I don't mind rebuilding the whole package as
long as I can find a way to pass the preprocessor info to the compiler via
IsCmdBld. Is there anyway to do that?

Thanks,
Nick

"Mike Marino" <mich...@installshield.com> wrote in message
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> Nicholas Mooney:
>
> The only way to get the release's preprocessor directives is either to
> compile through the IDE or through ISCmdBld. Unfortunately ISCmdBuild.exe
> does not have a mechanism to just compile the script and stream it into
the
> built .MSI package -- without rebuilding the entire package. I am adding
a
> feature request for this functionality the tracking number is:1-71IQD.
>
> Thank you for you feedback,
> Mike Marino
>
> "Nicholas Mooney" <nichola...@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3bfa9583$1...@news.installshield.com...

Nicholas Mooney

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Nov 20, 2001, 1:57:12 PM11/20/01

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Thanks again Mike. But, I tried to set -n with ISCmdBld and it says the "n"
switch is not recognized.

Nick

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Mike Marino

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Nov 27, 2001, 10:15:27 AM11/27/01

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Make sure you have the 7.01 MP. The -n option was not added until that
release.

Thank you,
Mike Marino

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