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[Chuck Somerville]

I have an inherited project - an executable from another company - wherein I can modify (and have been given VC++ 6.0 source code for) one of the DLLs. I have Visual Studio 6 and editing / compiling / linking works fine, but they supplied an InstallShield Pro 6 project for building an installer for the whole project (other compiled pieces, plus my DLL).

The InstallShield "light" that comes with Visual Studio 6 does not seem to be able to recognize the IS Pro 6 project files.

InstallShield will sell me an InstallShield Pro 10 (or whatever's current) license (not the product - just a license) for the $1400 US or so it now costs, and then for another $50 they'll dig into their vault and burn me a copy of the IS Pro 6 disks. I haven't even asked if they still have the IS 6 books.

Is there another (less expensive) installer that will import the IS Pro 6 project?

Is there some conversion tool, or some write-up somewhere on how to convert or make use of the IS 6 project files (which appear to contain text) so an installer may be built with a different (less expensive) installer tool?

Thanks.

Chuck Somerville
Dayton Ohio USA

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