Efficient File Management with iFile - The Ultimate Tool

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
    * IAdvancedInstaller
    * IAdvinstProject
    * IProductDetails
    * IFolder
    * ILaunchConditionsComponent
    * IFilesComponent
    * IFile
    * IFileAttributes
    * IFileRegistration
    * IFontFileRegistration
    * IMSMFileRegistration
    * IIniFilesComponent
    * IShortcut
    * ITempFile
    * IXmlFile
    * IDirectoryMember
    * IRegistryComponent
    * IInstallParameters
    * IBuildComponent
    * ITextFileUpdatesComponent
    * ITextUpdateFile
    * ITextUpdateAppendOrCreate
    * ITextUpdateReplace
    * IFileAssociations
    * IDefaultProgramFA
    * IExtensionFA
    * IProgIdFA
    * IVerbFA
    * IEnvironment
    * IEnvironmentVariable
    * IProductCode
    * IUpgradeCode
    * IMergeModulesComponent
    * IMergeModule
    * IDigitalSignature
    * ICustomActionsComponent
    * ITranslationsComponent
    * IDriversComponent
    * ISearch
    * IServices
    * IOrganizationComponent
    * IComComponent
    * IRemoveFilesComponent
    * IRemoveFile
    * IUpdatesProject
    * IUpdaterComponent
    * IPatchProject
    * IPropertyComponent
    * IProperty
    * IPathVariable
    * IMsixComponent
    * IMsixDependencies
    * IMsixDriverDependency
    * IMsixDriverConstraint
    * IMsixExternalDependency
    * IMsixPackageDependency
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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IFile

The interface sets and gets flags, properties, and attributes for a file.

Declaration

IFile : IDirectoryMember

Properties

• String Name - Sets or gets the file name.
• IFolder Directory - Sets or gets the directory in which the file is located.
• String FullPath - Gets the path of the Advanced Installer project.
• String Type - Gets the type of the file as a string.

String SourcePath - Gets the source path of the file.

String OverwriteType - Gets or sets the overwrite type. Values for the overwrite are: “default”, “always” and “no”. The overwrite type is set automatically when the NoOverwriteCondition is set. When the flag is set to “no” the NoOverwriteCondition is empty.

String SourcePath - Gets the source path of the file.

String NoOverwriteCondition - Gets or sets the no overwrite condition for this file. When this value is set, the overwrite type is automatically set to “no”.

Bool DigitalSign - Gets or sets the digital sign flag.

IFileAttributes Attributes - Gets a IFileAttributes object that enables the editing of attributes of the file

IComponent Component - Gets the component which will contain the file.

VARIANT Registration - Get the object that allows file registration. Depending on the file type, the interface of this object will be IFileRegistration, IFontFileRegistration, IMsmFileRegistration.

Methods

IDirectoryMember properties:

• DeleteFile() - This method deletes the file from the project. The object on which this method is called is no longer available for editing.

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Topics

• IFileAttributes
  File Attributes interface
• IFileRegistration
  FileRegistration interface
• IFontFileRegistration
  FontFileRegistration interface
• IMSMFileRegistration
  MSMFileRegistration interface

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