Windows Installer does not support runtime functions. If you are building
a Windows Installer package and use runtime functions in a symbolic expression,
Tarma ExpertInstall will issue a diagnostic.The following runtime functions are available in Tarma Installer.
Windows Installer does not support runtime functions. If you are building
a Windows Installer package and use runtime functions in a symbolic expression,
Tarma ExpertInstall will issue a diagnostic.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| $dateadd | Adds (or subtracts) a number of days, months, or years from a date |
| $datediff | Returns the difference between two dates, in days |
| $dateiso | Returns a date formatted acoording to ISO 8601 |
| $datelocal | Returns a date formatted according to the current locale |
| $datenow | Returns a date some number of days, months, or years from the current date |
| $fbase | Returns the file name without extension of the passed-in path |
| $fdir | Returns the passed-in path minus its rightmost component |
| $fexist | Returns nonzero if the passed-in path exists, zero otherwise |
| $fext | Returns the extension of the file in the passed-in path |
| $fname | Returns the rightmost component of the passed-in path |
| $froot | Returns the root folder on the volume of the passed-in path |
| $fverf | Returns the file version of the passed-in file |
| $fverfcmp | Compares the file version of the passed-in file to a given version |
| $fverp | Returns the product version of the passed-in file |
| $fverpcmp | Compares the product version of the passed-in file to a given version |
| $ifte | Performs conditional assignment |
| $iisdata | Returns Internet Information Server metadata |
| $iispath | Returns Internet Information Server path information |
| $part | Returns a subpart of the passed-in string |
| $sfn | Returns the short file name (8.3) version of the passed-in path |
| $shpath | Returns one of the shell special folder paths |
| $strlower | Returns the passed-in string converted to lowercase |
| $strsubst | Replaces substrings in the passed-in path |
| $strupper | Returns the passed-in string converted to uppercase |
| $vercmp | Compares two version numbers |