Project - Files

See also Installing Files . Installing and Registering ActiveX Controls . More...

• The Project - Files page is where you add the files that must be installed for your application. It consists of three areas:
• The Installation Folders Tree (upper left) defines the folders that contain the application files after installation;
• The Installation files list (upper right) displays the files that will be installed in each folder;

The Settings pane (lower part) displays the settings for the currently selected installation folder or file. The Settings pane changes with the current selection to show the App Paths settings, the Installation folder settings, or the Installation file settings, as the case may be.

The folders tree and the files list resemble Windows Explorer. You can add and remove files and folders, and rearrange them by using drag & drop.

When a new project is created, the folders tree contains several nodes:

• The Installation Files root, which is not a true installation folder but the top-level container for all other folders - similar to My Computer in Windows Explorer; and
• The <AppFolder> folder, which is the placeholder for what will become your application's main folder after installation.
• A number of other symbolic folders that are often used for installation.

If your application requires it, you can add further installation folders to either the <AppFolder> node (for folders that "hang off" your application's main folder), or the Installation Files root (for special system folders).

In many cases, you do not have to create the folder structure manually; instead you just drag & drop files and folders from Windows Explorer or use Tarma QuickInstall's smart file filters to add all the files and folders that your application requires. Tarma QuickInstall will automatically create the corresponding installation folder nodes.

For more information about file installation procedures, refer to the following topics:

• Installing Files
• Installing and Registering ActiveX Controls
• Installing and Registering Fonts
• Installing and Registering COM Servers and Type Libraries
• Installing and Registering Device Drivers