InstallAnywhere .iap_xml Query Patterns

<when_to_use>

Load this skill when working with any .iap_xml file — auditing install actions, listing file copy operations, discovering variables, finding platform-specific branches, or comparing two installer variants (e.g., RA vs NON_RA builds).

</when_to_use>

Operational Constraints

• Always pass -i xml explicitly — auto-detection fails on .iap_xml extensions
• Write all intermediate results to /tmp/ — never to the source tree
• Files are 2.5–2.6 MB, 65,000+ lines — use structural dasel queries, never read the file into context

Root Structure

InstallAnywhere .iap_xml files have a fixed root path: InstallAnywhere.project.