Multiple Installers in One Project (Solution)

[jrahma]

Hi,

It will be great if you allow multiple installers in one project or cal it Solution with multiple projects, for example, you'll have a client installer and server installer for the same project and you want them to be separate EXEs so it will be easy to have them under one Solution instead of creating separate projects.


Thanks,
Jassim

[Eusebiu]

Hi Jassim,

This feature is already available in Advanced Installer. For more details you can take a look on the "Multiple Builds Configuration" article, "Branding of the installer" thread and watch the "Multiple Builds Configuration" video.

Just let us know if you have any question.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[jrahma]

but if I do this then.....

• I have one.dll, two.dl, three.dll which are shared between the ClientSetup and the ServerSetup

• Client.EXE will be under ClientSetup

• Server.EXE will be under ServerSetup

Do I need to copy al DLLs (one.dll, two.dll and three.dl) in both Featues? or there is a way to make it common for all features and then put just the EXE in the features?


Thanks,
Jassim

[Eusebiu]

Hi Jassim,

There are many approaches that can be followed in your scenario.

1. You can also go in the "Organization" page, select the components related to the DLL files, then share them between the features. For this you can drag and drop the while the "SHIFT" keyboard button is pressed.
2. You can copy the DLL files to more folders from the "Files and Folders" page and the size of your package will not be affected (it will not be increased).
3. Create a new feature that will be added to both "ClientSetup" and "ServerSetup" builds and add the common files to that feature.

Just let me know if you need more details.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[jrahma]

Thanks a lot

[Eusebiu]

You're welcome Jassim. Glad to help.

Best regards,
Eusebiu