Customizing the installation

Custom extensions for the installation program are optional. Your customization options depend on your operating system.

About this task

For UNIX™ installation packages, you can add custom programs to call from the installation program and readme files.

In addition to adding the custom programs in their respective folders, you must also add the file containing the custom extension to the Support Files folder. However, if you have more than one program in a file, you need only add that file to the Support Files folder once.

The following table lists the properties of custom programs you specify when you add them to your installation project.
Table 1. Custom program properties
Property Description
Name The file name of the program. Type the name or click Browse to select the file in the Open dialog box.
ID or command-line arguments The command-line arguments you want to use for the program during the installation process.
Target operating system The operating system on which the custom extension runs.
Component The component, subcomponent, or shared component to which the file or directory is assigned.

See Assigning items to components for more information about assigning to components.

When to run When the custom extension is executed during the installation procedure:
  • Before the installation program begins
  • Before the project files are copied
  • After the project files are copied
  • Before the installation program exits