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Partial Changes for ASCII Files

Use the ASCII files tab to specify ASCII files to monitor for partial changes. Generally, if a product being created makes partial changes to the existing ASCII files on the Packaging Computer, only those partial changes should be reproduced when the product is distributed to and installed on a target computer.

You must enter the path names of these ASCII files on the ASCII files tab to prevent the entire ASCII file from being added to the packaged version. Otherwise, the ASCII file of the same name on the target computer is replaced.

You can add nonexisting ASCII files to the list.

The Packager records changes for ASCII files specified on this tab in script files. These script files are referred to in the ascnnnn.ini file, which also contains the complete path of the ASCII file. When the product is installed on a target computer, these changes are reproduced on the target computer in the ASCII file of the same name. If the product is uninstalled from the target computer, the changes to these ASCII files are canceled.