After creating your installation project, you can begin to define elements of your installation directly in Microsoft Visual Studio using InstallShield's Installation Development Environment (IDE). Your next steps include adding files to your installation project, creating features, defining the user interface, and associating shortcuts with your application.

打开 InstallShield IDE 视图

The list of InstallShield views appears in the Solution Explorer beneath your installation project.

To display a view in the workspace:

1. Expand the folder in the Solution Explorer (for example, Application Data).

2. Double-click on the view (for example, Files). The view opens in the Visual Studio workspace.

Adding References to Visual Studio Projects

Use the Files view to add Visual Studio Project Output references to your installation project.

To add a reference:

1. The Visual Studio Solution node in the Source computer's folders pane contains sub-nodes for all projects contained in the current solution. Click a project to display the output groups for the project. The output groups are displayed in the Source computer's files pane.

2. To add a reference to an output to your installation project, drag and drop the output to the target folder in the Destination computer's folders pane.

To view a reference for a project, right-click the project and select Resolve Project Output. The Outputs dialog is displayed to show what files the output group resolves to.

更多信息

See InstallShield Integration with Microsoft Visual Studio and its subtopics for more information about working with InstallShield in Visual Studio. For information on working with specific InstallShield views, refer to the InstallShield Help Library.