Installshield command line IsCmdBld.exe not modifying the Product version

Question

I'm using the following command inside a batch file to create a fresh version of installer from an Installshield project.

The product version is hardcoded to 1.0.0 in the .ism file

ISCmdBld.exe -p "%INST_SHIELD_FILE%" -y "%RELEASE_VERSION%"

where

• %INST_SHIELD_FILE% - contains the path for installshield project file
• %RELEASE_VERSION% - software release version, for ex: 1.0.0

Although, the Installshield project compiles successfully. The product version of package however remains unchanged.

For ex: If I run the command for next release version say 1.0.2

ISCmdBld.exe -p "%INST_SHIELD_FILE%" -y "1.0.2"

The installer setup.exe package still reflects the old (1.0.0) product version.

Can anyone let me know how to modify the product version in the command line without actually modifying in the installshield project.

Should I use path variables to achieve this ?

Answer 1

I found the solution by myself. The trick was to override the value of a Custom Path Variable in the command line

Step 1.
Create a Path variable say ProductVersion with a Default value.
Step 2.
Assign the path variable to ProductVersion.
Step 3.
Follow steps mentioned here
Step 4.

ISCmdBld.exe -p "%INST_SHIELD_FILE%" -l ISProductVersion="%RELEASE_VERSION%"

That's it. The project builds with the necessary product version being updated as I would require.