INI Files (Setup Architecture)

The INI Files page allows you to edit custom data in Windows INI format plain-text files.

Adding New INI File Edits

There are two ways you may add a new edit action on an INI file.

Importing an Existing INI File

To import an existing INI file and replicate all of its contents as part of your setup:

1. Click the New button.
2. Choose Import.
3. Choose the existing INI file to import.
4. Click OK to import the selected INI file.
5. To customize any of the imported INI file entries, select it and click the Edit button.

Defining an INI File Edit

You may also manually author INI file edits (including removing existing INI entries):

1. Click the New button.
2. Choose Edit.
3. The Edit Ini File window appears. Populate the fields in this dialog.
4. Click OK to save your changes.

Updating an Existing INI File Edit

To update an existing INI file edit action:

1. Select the entry to update.
2. Click the Edit button.
3. The Edit Ini File window appears. Populate the fields in this dialog.
4. Click OK to save your changes.

Deleting an INI File Edit

To remove an INI file edit action from your installation:

1. Select the entry to remove.
2. Click the Delete button.

Scripting Details

The two-way integrated IDE emits or updates the underlying setup script every time the visual view is used. If you are using InstallAware scripting in your setups, the following information identifies the changes made by this visual page to your setup script.

Commands Used

This page emits the following types of scripting commands: Edit INI File. Additional general scripting commands may be emitted.

Commands Required

This page requires the following scripting commands to be already present in your setup script: Apply Install.