Efficient File Handling: Mastering iFile Component Usage

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• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
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  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
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  • Keyboard Shortcuts
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  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
    * IAdvancedInstaller
    * IAdvinstProject
    * IProductDetails
    * IFolder
    * ILaunchConditionsComponent
    * IFilesComponent
    * IFile
    * 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
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IFilesComponent

The interface is desgined to get files from a project or to add new ones.

Declaration

IFileComponent : IDispatch

Properties

Array Files - Gets all the simple files from the project in an array.

Methods

AddFile(IFolder target, String source) - Adds a new file in the project and returns the file as an object. IFolder target is the directory in which the new file is added. The source as a string is the disk location from which the file is added.

AddFileS(String target, String source) - Adds a new file in the project and returns the file as an object. Target as a string is the folder in Advanced Installer where the file is added. The source as a string is the disk location from which the file is added.

FindFileByPath(String filePath) - Searches for the file in AdvancedInstaller at the specified internal filePath. In case the file is found, an IFile object is returned; otherwise, a null reference is provided.

FindFileBySourcePath(String sourcePath) - Searches for the file in AdvancedInstaller that has the specified sourcePath. In case the file is found an IFile object is returned, otherwise a null reference is provided.

AddFolderContent(IFolder target, String sourcePath) - Adds all the files from the specified sourcePath folder in the target folder.

AddFolderContentS(String target, String sourcePath) - Adds all the files from the specified sourcePath folder in target specified as a string.

See also

IAdvinstProject

IFile

IFolder

IPredefinedFolders

Topics

• IFile
  File interface

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