Adding "Web" or "Single" to output filename

[tofutim]

Hi, is there a way to detect what mode that we are building in? Ideally I would like to add _complete.exe to the Single output and _web to the Web output. For example, for myinstaller.exe - I would get myinstaller_complete.exe and myinstaller_web.exe.

[FrancescoT]

Dear Tofutim,

you may check the "BUILDMODE" pre-defined compiler variable.
In IA X3 you may use a Build Event to execute an external process that sets your file name.

Regards

[tofutim]

Can you give more light to the second option? I'll try BUILDMODE in the meantime

[tofutim]

Ok, it looks like BUILDMODE: CD if the deployment type is Uncompressed Directory Layout, SFX if the deployment type is Compressed Single Self-Installing EXE, WEB if the deployment type is Compressed Web-Based EXE, PATCH if a patch is being built. In all CAPS.

I have X3, but am still running X2 for this last series of installers. Is there a way to get Single or Web at the end of the name like the directories? Is the Build name evaluated before the MSI?

[FrancescoT]

Dear Tofutim,

you can use a CUSTOM compiler variable to assign the output file name, but you cannot conditionally assign a compiler variable to the file name.

That said and exclusively with IA X3, you can define a Post Build event where an external process gets called.
The simplest approach is to create a BAT file that accepts at least a command line parameter. In this way you can pass the value of the BUILDMODE pre-defined compiler variable (#BUILDMODE#) as BAT file parameter and then to use it from the BAT file, to conditionally "Rename" the output package.

Hope this helps you.

Regards