Compiling

To compile your project:

• On the MSIcode tab, in the Compile group, click Compile, or press CTRL+F9.

Compiling a project does the following:

• Check your script for correct syntax and valid variable references.
• Update your Windows Installer database file.

Compiling a project is automatically performed when you do a build or a batch build.

While to deploy a project you need to do a full build, compiling can help save you time in between multiple debugging runs. You do not need to rebuild your project if you have only changed your setup script (and not any of the installed files) since your last build.