Generally, I write the steps down in a Microsoft Word document. Sometimes, the info I write down is in the form of strings that have trailing and ending double quote marks. I run down the list of steps, and when I come to the string with the double quotes, I select and copy it from the Word document, and paste it into the InstallShield IDE. Big mistake.

For some reason, the double quote marks that are created within Word are not the same double quote marks that are created when you enter them manually into a field in the InstallShield IDE. So, when you paste the string into the IDE, it doesn’t work.

Sometimes, InstallShield will complain during the build. Sometimes it won’t, and your installation simply won’t work properly, leaving you wondering what is going on. You’ve entered everything correctly and it should work. But, it doesn’t.

Next time, manually enter those double quote marks into the InstallShield IDE. You’ll save yourself a lot of trouble and aggravation.