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ISDEV : fatal error -9088: Trying to Import a Visual Studio setup or merge module project (.vdproj) into an InstallShield Basic MSI or Merge Module project (.ism).

Summary

One of the various errors in the IDE trying to work with the old Visual Studio Setup project (vdproj)

Symptoms

Message displays when trying to import a Visual Studio setup or merge module project (.vdproj) into an InstallShield Basic MSI or Merge Module project (.ism).

ISDEV : fatal error -9088: InstallShield does not have support for converting Visual Studio Web Setup projects into InstallShield projects.

Cause

This error occurs if you attempt to import or convert a Visual Studio Web setup project in InstallShield, since InstallShield does not have support for this conversion. If you encounter this type of error, consider creating a new project in InstallShield and using the Internet Information Services view to manage an IIS Web site on a target system.

Related Documents

For the complete list of Visual Studio project related errors see the HelpNet article:

Visual Studio Project Import Errors and Warnings
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ISDEV : fatal error -9088: Trying to Import a Visual Studio setup or merge module project (.vdproj) into an InstallShield Basic MSI or Merge Module project (.ism).