Summary

Synopsis

After creating a QuickPatch, it may not be inherently obvious what file(s) need to be distributed to your users, and where they can be found. This article responds to these issues in more detail.

Discussion

When a QuickPatch is created, the project folder is created in the same location as other InstallShield projects. This location, by default, is <MyDocuments>\My InstallShield Product Name Projects\Project Name.

The following folders are created beneath the project folder:

• Interm
• UpdatedImage
• Patch

These folders contain the following information:

Interm

This folder contains the files created by InstallShield to enable the patch creation. These files include the patch creation log file and the .pcp file that contains the settings selected for the patch creation process.

UpdatedImage

This folder contains the uncompressed latest version of your setup. If you want to distribute your updated setup to users that have not installed the previous version of your setup, this is the setup to distribute to them. This will be much larger than your patch because it contains the entire setup, not just the elements that have changed between versions.

Patch

This folder contains your patch. This file can be distributed to your users to allow them to upgrade to the latest version of your application. To use this patch, your users must have installed the original version of the application that was specified in the QuickPatch Wizard when you created this patch.

InstallShield makes it easy to access the built patch from within the InstallShield IDE by selecting the Open Release Folder button from the toolbar or selecting the Open Release Folder option from the Tools menu.

Additional Information

Additional information on the QuickPatch project type can be found in the Help topic Patch vs. QuickPatch Project.