The XML File Install Tab

Operation

In this section you can specify the installation behavior of the XML file.

You have the following options:

Create file if it doesn't already exists

If on the target system an XML file with the given name does not exist in the specified directory, a file will be created from scratch with the specified settings.

Remove file on uninstall

Select this option if you want to remove the XML file from the target system at component uninstall. The file will be removed only if it was created at install.

Component

The writing of this information is decided by the specified component, like in the case of INI files. Choose the component whose install or removal will trigger the XML file changes.

Error Policy

Select what action should be performed in case an error occurs during the XML installation:

• Abort installation - all system changes will be rollbacked.
• Skip file - the file which caused the error will be skipped. All the changes performed by the installation on this file will be reverted and the installation will continue.

Create backup before updating

If this option is enabled the XML file that is present on the target machine is backed-up before any changes are performed.

Because XML file updates may occur during uninstall also, a backup of the file will be created on uninstall as well. If on uninstall an error occurs, a back-up of the file will be made (regardless of this option) and the uninstallation process will never be stopped.

It highly recommended that you leave this option enabled, because an unexpected error during the XML update process may corrupt parts of your existing target XML file.