This article applies to InstallShield 2008. Flexera Software no longer provides support for Installshield 2008 but as a courtesy we have left this document for any remaining Installshield 2008 users. Please read Flexera Software's end of life policy document for more information on Flexera Software's policy as well as the end of life announcement for more information. In order to continue receiving support please upgrade to our latest version. Thank you for using Installshield.
When attempting to integrate InstallShield 2008 with Visual Studio 2008, the InstallShield projects may not appear in the Visual Studio IDE.
Additionally, the following source control–related issues were resolved in this hotfix:
- 1-J2839: InstallScript context help does not work in the InstallScript view when InstallShield is used from within Visual Studio.
- IOC-000005921: Setup Design tab is not refreshed until the view is reopened in Visual Studio 2005.
- IOC-000047606: Blank solutions in Visual Studio do not work with Visual SourceSafe and InstallShield.
- IOC-000052315: Checking in and checking out solutions that include InstallShield projects does not work as expected.
- IOC-000053322: Attempting to change source control settings in Visual Studio with InstallShield results in an error message.