Then you miss out on much of the power of SetupBuilder, Piet!
Compiler directives let you do many things while you're building your
installation (before, during, after).
From the help add-on called "Learning SetupBuilder":
Broadly speaking, there are two types of script items.
· Compiler Directives are processed while your script is being compiled.
They are prefixed with a pound sign (#).
· Runtime script items are processed while your customer is running your
installation program.
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