Creating MST transform file

[MaJor]

Hi,

I am new user of advanced installer,
is there an easy way to create a MST transform file without comparing two msi files?
I have a msi file which should be modified by a transform file.
Advanced Installer Transforms Wizard only compares two msi files or creates a response transform.
I want to create an MST transform "directly".

When I created a transform file, is there any way to modify this mst?

Thanks for your answers

[Daniel]

Hello and welcome to Advanced Installer forums,

Thank you for your interest in Advanced Installer.

is there an easy way to create a MST transform file without comparing two msi files?

If you want to capture the executed user interface elements of an installation (e.g. to capture the input values, stored in installer properties, within user interface controls) then you can create a response transform using our "Transform Wizard". From toolbar "Home" tab use [Create Transform] button to start the transform wizard. Then, choose "Response transform. Executes the user interface elements of the installation and saves the responses in a transform file." option.

When I created a transform file, is there any way to modify this mst?

In order to achieve this you can proceed as follows:
- Open with Orca the MSI file associated with the MST file.
- Choose "Transform -> Apply Transform..." menu option and open the MST file.
- Modify the corresponding transform rows within the MSI tables.
- Go to "Transform -> Generate Transform..." menu option and save the transform under a different name.

Let us know if this helped, otherwise please give us more details about your scenario.

All the best,
Daniel

[MaJor]

Hi Daniel,

thanks for your answer. It's a pity. Maybe you can take this as a feature request for one of your coming versions of Advanced Installer.
It would be a very helpful feature to create and modify transform files using the same user interface you use for creating msi files.

Thanks

[Daniel]

Hello,

We'll consider your suggestion for adding this feature, but since yours is the only request, implementing it has very low priority. Perhaps in the future we will increase its priority, but for the moment there are not immediate plans. Thank you for your understanding.

All the best,
Daniel

[WZot]

I would like to request this as a feature as well.

[Daniel]

Hello and welcome to Advanced Installer forums,

Thank you for your interest in Advanced Installer.

I've increased the requests number regarding this functionality and hopefully it will be available soon.

All the best,
Daniel