Getting Started with Automation

MarkJerde · Post by **MarkJerde** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:32 pm

InstallAware (IA) Developer 9 Build Moya.sp1.070409 and FinalBuilder (FP) Professional 6.3.0.1506 on Vista Ultimate SP2 32-bit.

I am having trouble getting started with Automation of IA in FB. I have an IA project that works fine in FB with static paths to the IA project and its $TARGETDIR$ files. But I have had nothing but errors when building paths using FB variables.

IA's help file topic "Automation Overview" states, "Example projects using the DLL, including headers for the DLL, are located in the Automation\\Examples folder inside your InstallAware installation folder." I can't find this folder on my machine. I am fairly sure I selected the complete install.

Thanks.

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:38 am

InstallAware automation is available only with Studio Admin.

I don't know, frankly, what FinalBuilder variables are, but it doesn't seem related to automation...

MarkJerde · Post by **MarkJerde** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:15 pm

Ok, thanks for the information.

It would be handy if the documentation indicated the applicable products, like MSDN. Or each edition could have its own help file.