Setup Map

By using the Custom Action wizard, you can create custom actions that go beyond the functionality of built-in actions. To launch the Custom Action wizard do the following:

Open your setup project to the Actions/Scripts view by clicking the Actions/Scripts shortcut on the checklist.
Right-click on the Custom Action item under Actions/Scripts.
Select Custom Action Wizard from the list.

The Custom Action wizard consists of a series of panels that prompt you for information in order to create your custom actions. You can choose from among the following custom action types:

Launch an executable
Call a function in a standard dynamic-link library
Call a function in a Windows Installer dynamic-link library
Run VBScript code
Run JScript code
Run InstallScript code
Set a property
Set a directory
Launch a second .msi package

Once you have created the custom action, you can insert it into your setup project.

Custom Actions

NOTE: This feature is supported only in the full edition of InstallShield Express.

In the Custom Actions view, you can add DLL and EXE files that provide the extra functionality that your setup requires in order to get the job done. Earlier versions of InstallShield provided similar functionality through Express Extensions. Those extensions have been replaced by custom actions.

You can add any number of custom actions to any point in your installation, but you must either code these executables yourself or have the distribution rights necessary in order to include them in your setup. You should also provide a custom action for uninstallation to undo the effects of your install-time custom action. Custom actions are optional; you need not use any to have your setup function properly.

See Custom Actions for more information.