Properties for the Launch Conditions Editor

The following properties are available when you are working in the Launch Conditions Editor. The actual properties available at a given time depend on the deployment project type and the current selection in the editor.

Property Types

Type

Description

File Search Properties

Properties that are available in the Properties window when a file search node is selected in the Launch Conditions Editor.

Registry Search Properties

Properties that are available in the Properties window when a registry search node is selected in the Launch Conditions Editor.

Component Search Properties

Properties that are available in the Properties window when a component search node is selected in the Launch Conditions Editor.

Launch Condition Properties

Properties that are available in the Properties window when a launch condition node is selected in the Launch Conditions Editor.

File Search Properties

Property

Description

Depth

Specifies the number of levels of subfolders to search for a file. The default value is 0. For more information, see Depth Property.

FileName

Specifies the name of a file to search for. Wildcard characters are not allowed.

Folder

Specifies the folder in which a file search will start. The default value is [SystemFolder]. For more information, see Folder Property (Launch Conditions).

MaxDate

Specifies the latest date for a file in a file search. For more information, see MaxDate Property.

MaxSize

Specifies the maximum size in bytes for a file in a file search. For more information, see MaxSize Property.

MaxVersion

Specifies the maximum version number for a file in a file search. For more information, see MaxVersion Property.

MinDate

Specifies the earliest date for a file in a file search. For more information, see MinDate Property.

MinSize

Specifies the minimum size in bytes for a file in a file search. For more information, see MinSize Property.

MinVersion

Specifies the minimum version number for a file in a file search. For more information, see MinVersion Property.

Name

Specifies the name that is used in the Launch Conditions Editor to identify a selected file search.

Property

Specifies a named property that can be accessed at installation time to modify the installation depending on search results. For more information, see Property Property.

Registry Search Properties

Property

Description

Name

Specifies the name that is used in the Launch Conditions Editor to identify a selected registry search.

Property

Specifies a named property that can be accessed at installation time to modify the installation depending on search results. For more information, see Property Property.

RegKey

Specifies a registry key to search for. For more information, see RegKey Property.

Root

Specifies the registry root for a registry search. The default root is vsdrrHKLM. For more information, see Root Property.

Value

Specifies a registry value to search for. For more information, see Value Property (Windows Installer).

Component Search Properties

Property

Description

ComponentId

Specifies the GUID of the component to search for. For more information, see ComponentId Property.

Name

Specifies the name that is used in the Launch Conditions Editor to identify a selected component search.

Property

Specifies a named property that can be accessed at installation time to modify the installation depending on search results. For more information, see Property Property.

Launch Condition Properties

Property

Description

Condition

Specifies a condition that must be satisfied (evaluate to True) at installation time on a target computer. For more information, see Condition Property.

InstallUrl

Specifies a location from which files can be downloaded if a launch condition fails. For more information, see InstallUrl Property (Launch Conditions).

Message

Specifies a message that appears when a condition evaluates to False at installation time. For more information, see Message Property (Launch Conditions).

Name

Specifies the name that is used in the Launch Conditions Editor to identify a selected launch condition.

Version

Specifies the required .NET Framework version number. For more information, see Version Property (Launch Conditions) and .NET Framework Launch Condition.

See Also

Reference

Launch Conditions Editor

Deployment Properties

Concepts

.NET Framework Launch Condition

Other Resources

Deployment Editors