- Test your extension thoroughly.
For information on how to configure and test extensions,
review the “How do I ensure that my extension will pass testing?”
section of the Adobe Exchange site help.
- Copy all of the files for your extension to a staging
folder for ease of packaging.
All the files don’t need to be at the same level of the
folder hierarchy; you can specify a path to each file, relative
to the installation file, using the <file> tag. However,
it’s easier to keep track of all the files if you don’t try to package
them directly from their installed locations in the Configuration
folder.
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Create an extension installation file (a filename
ending in .mxi) for your extension.
For more information, see “The Adobe Extension Installation
File Format,” which you can download from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/em_file_format.
You’ll
find several sample extension installation files for Dreamweaver,
Flash, and Fireworks in the following folders in the Extension Manager
application folder: Samples/Dreamweaver, Samples/Flash, and Samples/Fireworks.
- In the Extension Manager, select File > Package
Extension.
- In the file-selection dialog box that appears, browse
to your extension’s installation file to select it; then click OK
(Windows) or Open (Macintosh).
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Select a location for the package file, give
it a name (ending in .mxp), and click Save.
Note: The extension package filename must not contain spaces.
It should be a filename that’s valid on both Windows and Macintosh
platforms.
The Extension Manager creates a package file
containing compressed versions of all the files used by the extension,
including the installation file.
- Test the package by installing it using the Extension
Manager. After it’s installed, try the extension and make sure everything
works as you intended.
Package an extension