
For example, if three transforms are applied in the chain, chnaging the transform base to the original msi will highlight all changes made by all transforms. This will change the point in the chain that marks the base file for highlighting changes. From version 1.5.5.13 on, it is possible to change the transform base ( Transform->Change Transform Base.). Transform Baseīy default, InstEd will hightlight the changes that the last transform makes. InstEd can save the active file, complete with all changes applied by chained transforms, to an msi file using the And suppression of transform errors can be specified.


Here requirements can be specified for the msi that the transform is applied to. These are accessible from the Transform->Properties menu option. All changes visible in InstEd will still be saved into the transform. If a change in the transform is not valid for an msi to which it is applied, then a dialog box will show asking if InstEd should continue to apply the transform.Īn example of a transform error would be: the transform specifies to remove a row from the msi, but the msi doesn't contain the specified row.Ī consequence of continuing, is that saving the applied transform will lose all incompatible changes from the transform file. Transforms consist of a list of changes to be made to an msi. Transforms can be removed from the chain using the In addition, all file operations apply to only the most recent transform. However only the changes made by the most recently applied transform are highlighted. Multiple transforms can be applied to the same msi, and they will be "chained" so that the cumulative effects are displayed. If an msi file is open, a transform is applied using the However to create a new transform, you must have open the base msi (with or without transforms applied), and then use the Transform->New Transform menu option. This is different to Orca, where transform file operations are activated through the Transforms menu.įor example, to save a transform, use the File->Save menu option. When working with Transform (.mst) files in InstEd, most file operations relate to the transform file.
