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<Schedules> element (bootstrapper)

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The Schedules element contains Schedule elements, which define specific times at which commands defined by the Command element should be run.

Syntax

<Schedules>
    <Schedule
        Name
    >
        <BuildList />
        <BeforePackage />
        <AfterPackage />
    </Schedule>
</Schedules>

Elements and attributes

The Schedules element is a child of the Product element. Each Product element might have at most one Schedules element. The Schedules element has no attributes.

Schedule

The Schedule element is a child of the Schedules element. A Schedules element must have at least one Schedule element.

Schedule has the following attribute.

Attribute Description
Name Required. The name of the schedule item. This corresponds to the ScheduleName property of the Command element. When a Command references the named schedule, it will only be executed at the time indicated by that Schedule element. Schedules may also be associated with the FailIf and BypassIf elements, which restrict these conditional tests to executing on the specified schedule. For more information, see <Commands> Element.

A given Schedule element may have exactly one of the following children.

BuildList

The BuildList element instructs the installer to execute a command immediately after the bootstrapping application is started.

BeforePackage

The BeforePackage element instructs the installer to execute a command before the specified package is installed.

AfterPackage

The AfterPackage element instructs the installer to execute a command after the specified package is installed.

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