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[aviswanathan]

Is there any method for importing controls or dialogs from languages like VB into InstallShield dialogs. I want to create a dialog with functionality similar to the map network drive in Windows. It is needed so that a person installing can browse and choose a already existing domain user across domains. I saw this new dialog included in Installshield 10.5 which does what I want -

"SdLogonUserInformation (byval string sztitle, byval string szDescription, byref string useraccount, byref string password); "

But how can I create this feature for Dev Studio 9.
Would appreciate your feedback.

Thanks
Arun

[Stefan Krueger]

I believe you can import dialogs resources from DLLs (not from VB, there is no OCX support) in Dialog view.
SdLogonUserInformation is much more than just a dialog. There is custom code (not sure whether it's script or DLL) that performs the actual work, calling Windows APIs.

[aviswanathan]

Hi Stefan,

Thanks for your reply. When you say import dialog resources from a dll, what should that dll comprise of? I am not able to find any documentation on creating a custom dialog that can be imported into InstallShield Dev S 9.

Dev Studio 9 does have an option of exporting an existing dialog into a dll, but I am not sure if we can import our own dialog with custom controls into IDE. If you know any method of doing this, that would rock

Thanks.

[Stefan Krueger]

The DLL should include the dialog resources, e.g. created with Visual Studio.