How do I create a single MSI using InstallShield 2013 Limited Edition

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hi,

I am creating a setup project of my application and I am expecting a .msi file from my application after build it, so for that I used Installshield Limited Edition.

Purpose of my Application
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The application will track user timings on system lock unlock and it will do some extra task by interacting user outlook mails. So I have created a web service which has the built in functionality for tracking system lock unlock functionality but it's unable to interact user outlook mail.

Then I found something that "Task Scheduler: which has the same functionality(Track Lock and Unlock), so what I did I have created a .exe file in my project which will run when system unlock from Task Scheduler. For this I need to have that exe file somewhere in my system so I have added my exe file and its config file to my setup project and I have coded inside that when my application setup will run it will schedule the task automatically.

Now when I am building my setup as Single Image I am getting a SetUp file which is solving my purpose but I need a .msi file of my project which will target the same purpose even I have tried for other build types it's giving other files as well as .msi file which is not working.

I google about it I found Something that I need to "Set Compression on the build tab to yes and .... but I couldn't found anything like this.

Does it possible in Limited Edition if Yes then please suggest me.

Thanks

Prafulla

Posted 11-Dec-14 2:37am

Prafulla Sahu

Updated 11-Dec-14 20:13pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2014-12-11T21:01:00

Listen to a good friendly advice: throw out this proprietary trash, use excellent open-source WiX Toolset:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiX[^],
http://wixtoolset.org/[^].

Among many other things, this product is the only legitimate one I know, from the MSBuild and Visual Studio point of view; it is 100% compatible with MSBuild project file standard (same one you use with C# and many other projects); and integration with Visual Studio is correct. Even the Setup project template which used to be supplied with Visual Studio wasn't legitimate in this aspect (and was nothing good).

—SA