Dialogic 6.2 Manuale Utente

Installation

November 2009

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The Brooktrout SDK (sdk_windows.exe) includes the Merge Module 

feature that installs all the *.msm files. When you launch 

sdk_windows.exe, the files (merge modules) install under 
[INSTALLDIR]\mergemodules

 where INSTALLDIR identifies the 

location that you select for storing the Brooktrout SDK package. The 
mergemodules 

folder also includes a readme.txt file that briefly 

describes the merge modules.

You choose to install the 

Merge Module

 feature by selecting it in the 

Custom Setup Type

 screen.

Microsoft® Software Merge (*.msm extension) module files cannot be 

directly installed on a system. The feature requires you to merge 

modules into an installer for each application that uses the 

component. This merging process ensures that the application 

installs components consistently, and it eliminates problems such as 

version conflicts, missing registry entries, and improperly installed 

files.

After installing your Brooktrout SDK, copy the merge modules to a 

location accessible by your install project.

The next step requires you to add all the dependent merge modules 

to your project and set their destination paths.

The design of the Brooktrout merge modules excludes any 

dependencies due to a defect in the InstallShield Developer 8.0 

IDE. This defect prevents a developer (Dialogic (formerly 

Brooktrout) as the developer of the merge modules) from 

setting the destination path of dependent merge modules. 

Without a specified destination, InstallShield uses a default 

destination that installs the merge module files under:

[WINDOWS_VOLUME] 

where WINDOWS_VOLUME is the drive where the operating 

system is installed.