The InstallAware script contains a wide variety of scripting commands that perform literally all installation related tasks - efficiently and simply. Below is a small selection of some of the things that you can do with the InstallAware script:
Install files, create registry entries, shortcuts, (per user) file types
Install and control services, ODBC drivers, data sources
Configure and control IIS websites and virtual folders
Run SQL scripts on MS SQL, My SQL, and Oracle databases
Obtain system, domain, account and user information
Reboot the computer, and automatically resume setup
Install application runtimes and other dependencies
Display custom dialogs and obtain user input
Create and delete network shares on file servers
Set access control lists on a variety of system objects
Install .NET assemblies, generate native images
Process environment variables, work with INI files
Register libraries, write to and read from text files
Match Regular Expressions, advanced string operations
Of course, if you have needs that are not addressed using the built in scripting functions, you can always author your own plug-ins , which have full access to the setup script and build process; or you can also call arbitrary functions located inside DLL libraries. This places the power of virtually the entire Windows API in your hands when developing InstallAware installations.
