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[jsp]

How can I create an hyperlinked text in a dialog window?
I want, for example, to put www.mycompagny.com.
Urgent.

[bernadettefearon]

To create a hyperlink, firstly create a test file with a .url extension in notepad or the like. An Internet shortcut is just a text file with the .url extension.
For example, create a text file called InstallShield.url with :

[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://www.installshield.com

You can then place this file in a component and link a dektop shortcut to it as usual. I got this answer from the installshield newsgroup which I have found to be very useful.

(And since a .url file is an INI file, you could presumably use the INI File
Changes view or InstallScript INI functions to modify its contents, if need
be.)

[Kelly Russell]

This doesn't seem to answer the original question..does it?

[Kelly Russell]

Can anyone answer the original question. How can I put a hyperlink on an installShield dialog?

Thanks

[Stefan Krueger]

Windows Installer dialogs don't support hyperlink controls. You could create a button...

If you really need a hyperlink control you must create a dll with that dialog (and the code to handle it) and call it from a custom action.