Windows Installer notesThe Tarma Installer 2 Project page has been renamed to Product Identification in Tarma ExpertInstall. Its purpose has remained the same; it defines the product-related information that is presented to the customer and Windows. The Tarma ExpertInstall version has several additional fields.
The following table shows the correspondence between the Project fields in Tarma Installer 2 and the Product Identification fields in Tarma ExpertInstall.
| Tarma Installer 2 | Tarma ExpertInstall | Changes and conversion notes |
|---|---|---|
| Application title | Product name | Product name can be localized in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated Tarma Installer 2 symbol <AppTitle> has been replaced by <ProductName> in Tarma ExpertInstall. All references to it are automatically converted. |
| Version | Version | Product version can be localized in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated Tarma Installer 2 symbol <AppVersion> has been replaced by <ProductVersion> in Tarma ExpertInstall. All references to it are automatically converted. |
| Company name | Publisher | Publisher's name can be localized in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated Tarma Installer 2 symbol <Company> has been replaced by <Publisher> in Tarma ExpertInstall. All references to it are automatically converted. |
| Copyright notice | Copyright notice | Copyright notice can be localized in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated symbol is still <Copyright>. |
| Link to main executable | Link to VERSIONINFO from | In Tarma Installer 2, the version information was always retrieved from the designated main executable. In Tarma ExpertInstall, you can specify an independent external file for the version information. When opening a Tarma Installer 2 project in Tarma ExpertInstall, this link is automatically adjusted. |
| (none) | Product GUID | New in Tarma ExpertInstall; a GUID is automatically generated when you open a Tarma Installer 2 project in Tarma ExpertInstall. This GUID is available as <ProductCode>. |
| Web site URL | Web site URL | Web site URL can be localized in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated symbol is still <WebSite>. |
| Email address | Email address | Email address can be localized in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated symbol is still <Email>. |
| Telephone | Telephone | Telephone number can be localized in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated symbol is still <Telephone>. |
| (none) | Update URL | New in Tarma ExpertInstall; it is set to the same URL as Web site URL when you open a Tarma Installer 2 project in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated symbol is <UpdateURL>. |
| (none) | Support URL | New in Tarma ExpertInstall; it is set to the same URL as Web site URL when you open a Tarma Installer 2 project in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated symbol is <SupportURL>. |
| (none) | Comments | New in Tarma ExpertInstall. The associated symbol is <Comments>. |
Windows Installer notesAll conversions on the Project page (Tarma Installer 2) / Product Identification page (Tarma ExpertInstall) apply equally if you want to create a Windows Installer. MSI-specific conventions (for example, the use of [Manufacturer] rather than <Publisher>, or [ARPContact] instead of <Email>) are taken care of automatically when you build a Windows Installer from the converted project.