Exclude Property
Determines whether a file, assembly, project output group, or merge module will be excluded from an installer or merge module. The item will remain in the project, but 'will not be installed on a target computer.
Note Most files automatically set this property to False when added to a project, however some files such as custom actions which are not intended to be installed will set this property to True.
Settings
The settings for the Exclude property are:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| False | The selected item will be included in the installer or merge module. |
| True | The selected item 'will not be included in the installer or merge module. |
Remarks
If the excluded item is a dependency of another item in the project, a run-time error may occur on the target computer. Exclude an item only if you are certain that it 'is not a dependency or that it will already exist on every computer where your application may be deployed.
See Also
Properties for the File System Editor | Merge Module Properties | Files, Folders, and Deployment