Understanding the Symbol Files Section: A Guide to Debugging and Code Analysis

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• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Resources
    * Package Definition
    * Install Parameters
    * Organization
    * Builds
    * Configuration Tab
    * Advanced Media Tab
    * Mac OS X Tab
    * App-V 4.x Tab
    * App-V 5.x Tab
    * ThinApp Tab
    * Configuration Tab
    * App Installer Tab
    * UWP Bootstrapper Tab
    * Build Events Tab
    * Optional Package Tab
    * Symbol Files Tab
    * Analytics
    * SCCM
    * ActiveSync
    * Requirements
    * User Interface
    * System Changes
    * Server
    * Custom Behavior
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
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  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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Symbol Files Tab

In this tab, you can add your.pdb files (program database files), that store debugging and project state information.

Portable Executable

It describes the name of the added files such as DLLs and executables.

Architecture

It defines the target architecture of the package.

Pdb path

It specifies the source files’ path.

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