Abhinay
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Joined: Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:33 am

How to make all packages as part of the installer

I kept the (dlls and exe ---- ie:the publish folder) in the "Files and Folders" section and built it, which is not getting packaged as an MSI.
It means it takes the physical source of my disk, if i give the msi to some one else it will not install since it will not find this dlls.
How to make this happen that when i give the installer msi it should contain all my dlls as part of the installer itself.
Catalin
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Joined: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:49 am

Re: How to make all packages as part of the installer

Hello Abhinay,

Is your package type of "MSI with resources next to it" or "EXE setup with resources next to it"? If the answer is yes, then the CAB file (where your files rely), is outside of the MSI and you may also need to send it.

If you want the CAB file to be embedded in your MSI/EXE, please select one of the following options:

- Single MSI (resources inside)
- Single EXE setup (resources inside)


You can do this from the "Builds" page --> "Package Type" section.

Hope this helps.

All the best,
Catalin
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