Customizing an Original Database

Make a copy of the sample Windows Installer installation package MNP2000.msi and rename this copy MNP2000t.msi. In the following steps you will customize this file using a database table editor such as Orca, which is provided with the SDK, or another database editor.

Include the new resource file for the phone list, Phone.txt, in the Notepad folder with the other source files.

File	Description	Path to source	Path to target
phone.txt	A resource for the Phone_List feature.	C:\Sample\Notepad\phone.txt	[ProgramFilesFolder]\Red_Park\phone.txt

 

Use your database editor to add a record to the File table of MNP2000t.msi for the new file.

File Table

File	Component_	FileName	FileSize	Version	Language	Attributes	Sequence
Phone.txt	Phone	Phone.txt	1000			0	1

 

As explained in the section: Using Transforms to Add Resources, the transform should add one or more new components to the installation database to contain the new phone list feature. Use your database editor to add the following record to the Component table of MNP2000t.msi.

The Phone component should be identified with a unique component ID GUID. If you are reproducing the sample, do not reuse the same component ID GUID as in the following table. Instead use a utility such as Guidgen.exe to generate a new GUID. Be sure that you use a GUID string consistent with the Windows Installer GUID data type.

Component Table

Component	ComponentId	Directory_	Attributes	Condition	Keypath
Phone	{D152A1EC-9F7A-4E45-B0DC-ED6EE5D829F8}	NOTEPADDIR	2		Phone.txt

 

Use your database editor to modify the data in the Feature table of MNP2000t.msi. Enter 0 into the Level column of the Gate feature record. This disables the Gate feature and its child features and hides these features from the UI. Note that because the INSTALLLEVEL property is set to 3 in the Property table, the installer does not install features with a Level of 0. Add a record for the new Phone_List feature.

Feature Table

Feature	Feature_Parent	Title	Description	Display	Level	Directory_	Attributes
Arts		Arts	Arts events at Red Park.	20	3	NOTEPADDIR	0
Baseball	Sport	Baseball	Baseball Games	17	3	SPORTDIR	32
Concert	Arts	Concert	Concert events at Red Park	21	3	ARTSDIR	2
Dance	Arts	Dance	Dance events at Red Park	23	3	ARTSDIR	2
Football	Sport	Football	Football Games	19	3	SPORTDIR	2
Gate		Gate	Red Park's Admissions	6	0	NOTEPADDIR	0
Help	Notepad	Help	Help file.	5	3	NOTEPADDIR	1
January	Gate	January	January Admissions	10	3	MONDIR	2
NewYears	January	New Years Day	New Years Day Admissions	11	3	HOLDIR	2
Notepad		Notepad	Notepad Editor	1	3	NOTEPADDIR	0
Readme	Notepad	Readme	Readme File	3	3	NOTEPADDIR	0
Sport		Sport Events	Sport Events at Red Park	14	3	NOTEPADDIR	0
Phone_List		Phone List	Phone List	24	3	NOTEPADDIR	0

 

Add the following record to the FeatureComponents table of MNP2000t.msi.

FeatureComponents Table

Feature_	Component_
Phone_List	Phone

 

Add a new record in the Shortcut table to create a shortcut to the Phone_List feature.

Shortcut Table

Shortcut	Directory_	Name	Component_	Target	Arguments	Description	Hotkey	Icon_	IconIndex	ShowCmd	WkDir
sPhone	MENUDIR	Phone.txt	Phone	[#Phone.txt]

 

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