File Properties

Source

Filename:

The name of the current file.

Details

Opens the Windows File Properties dialog that displays all of the properties of the current file. This includes information such as size, date and version information.

Local folder:

The location of the file on your development system. You can click the Browse button to select an alternate folder.

Tip: You can control what happens to the destination path when you change the source folder using the On File Source Change preference located in Edit > Preferences, Document > Files > Options.

Description:

A design-time description of the file. This description can be used by the developer to include further information about the particular file. The end user will not see this information.

Run-time folder:

The location of the file during the install, i.e. where the setup executable can find the file at run time.

Note: If the file is located on the Archive tab of the design environment, this field will be read-only containing the text "Archive."

Destination

Install to:

The directory that you want the file to be installed to on the user’s system. You can use any path-related session variable by itself, or in combination with a hard-coded path that you specify.

Note: Setup Factory will insert the correct directory here by default when you add the files to the project. Generally, you will not need to change the Install to setting.

Overwrite:

The action that will be taken if a file with the same name already exists in the location you want to install to. The relative newness of the file is determined by the version resource information built into the file. If the file does not contain version information, the file's date and time will be used as the criteria. Choose from:

Action

Description

Overwrite if existing file is same or older

If the file being installed is newer than or the same as the existing file, then overwrite the existing file.

Overwrite if existing file is older (Default)

If the file being installed is newer than the existing file, then overwrite the existing file.

Always overwrite existing file

The file being installed will always overwrite an existing file with the same name.

Never overwrite existing file

The file being installed will never overwrite an existing file with the same name.

Ask the user

The user will be asked whether or not the existing file should be overwritten.

 

Note: It is generally not a good idea to select "Always overwrite existing file" unless you are sure that is what you need to do. Also, do not select "Ask the user" unless you are sure that they have the knowledge to make such a decision. "Overwrite if existing file is older" is generally the safest and most conventional option for this situation.