SED Overview

What is the SED?

The SED file controls what options are used in building a package such as:

• Package Title
• Reboot Options
• Files to Include
• User Prompts

In past versions of IExpress SED file format was binary. It is now a text file with sections for instructions to be passed to the IExpress builder at authoring time. It will not be necessary for most users to understand this format. The IExpress Wizard will create the file when an author manually creates a package the first time based on the options in the wizard.

For a experienced builder these sections can be customized on the fly without the IExpress wizard. The SED can be edited directly or through a build process with an override file.

See also: How to add version information to your package.

SED File Format

[Version]
Class=IExpress
SEDVersion=3

[Options]
ExtractOnly=0/1
ShowInstallProgramWindow=0/1/2/3
HideExtractAnimation=1/0
RebootMode=0/1/2
ShowRebootUI=1/0
CAB_FixedSize=0
CAB_ResvCodeSigning=6144
PackageInstallSpace(KB)=xxxx
InsideCompressed=1
CompressionType=[ MSZIP | LZX | QUANTUM ]
Quantum=7
KeepCabinet=1/0
SourceFiles="SampleApp"
Strings="Strings"
InstallPrompt=%InstallPrompt%
DisplayLicense=%DisplayLicense%
AppLaunched=%AppLaunched%
      -or-
AppLaunched="#Setup"
EndMessage=%FinishMessage%
TargetName=%TargetName%
FriendlyName=%FriendlyName%
AppLaunched2= %AppLaunched2%
AppLaunched3=%AppLaunched3%
AppLaunched4=%AppLaunched4%

[SampleApp]
Source1=Source.prog   ;Path to source files. UNC or C:\<sourcedir>
Source2=Source.dat

[Source.dat]
%DisplayLicense%
%File1%   ;Can be localizable strings or exact file names
%File2%
%File3%
%File4%
%File5%

[Source.prog]
%AppLaunched%
%AppLaunched2%
%AppLaunched3%
%AppLaunched4%

[Setup] (Optional)
%AppLaunched2%
%AppLaunched3%
%AppLaunched4%

[Strings]   ;(Mainly used by localizers)
InstallPrompt="Do you wish to install this Sample App?"
DisplayLicense=License.txt
AppLaunched="Setup.exe"
      -or-
AppLaunched="#Setup"
EndMessage="Thank you installing Sample App"
PackageName="Sample.exe"
FriendlyName="Microsoft Cool App"
AppLaunched2=App.inf
AppLaunched3=Config.exe
AppLaunched4=Final.inf
File1=C:\stuff\*.*
File2=C:\Stuff\*.exe
File3=C:\Stuff\data.obj
File4=\\server\share\stuff\*.HTM
File5=C:\msdoc\License.txt