Summary

Synopsis

The CreateFolder table is modified at authoring time due to various reasons. This article explains some of these situations.

Discussion

A CreateFolder record is added due to the following reasons:

• Component KeyPathType changed to Folder
• Component KeyPath set to NULL
• Component Destination changes
• File deleted (if this is the last file)

A CreateFolder record is deleted due to the following reasons:

• Component KeyPathType changed to something other than a folder
• Component KeyPath set to a non-NULL value
• Component Destination changes
• File added to FileHeader
• Dynamic Link Added to FileHeader

Additional Information

For more information on the CreateFolder table, see the Windows Installer Help Library topic CreateFolder Table.