6 replies to this topic

[Heike]

Hi!
First time using custom dialogs ...
I've created a custom Dialog in which I want the user to select a file and type in a name; this should be saved in registry.
First I have problems to display the dialog from Installscript:

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nResult = EzDefineDialog (szDialogName, "", "", RES_DIALOG_ID); nResult = WaitOnDialog( szDialogName );

szDialog contains the name of the dialog and RES_DIALOG_ID is an constant assigned from me because I couldn't find an id assigned to the dialog.

OK. First nResult = 0 and second time -1, WaitOnDialog fails.

Can anybody tell me what's wrong and how can I react on control states and get the content of the controls?

THX
// Heike

[Stefan Secker]

Hi Heike,

in IS 5.5 i've used something like this.

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szID = "";    szDialog = "Checking";    szDLL = DEF_CUSTDIALOG_DLL;    nID = 30001;        //Start Dialog    EzDefineDialog(szDialog, szDLL, szID, nID);    while (bDone = FALSE)      //Dialog will be shown until variable bDone set TRUE      nCmdValue = WaitOnDialog(szDialog);      //checking return values of WaitonDialog-function      switch (nCmdValue)        //Dialog initialized        case DLG_INIT:        //error while creating Dialog        case DLG_ERR:                //your code        // X-button pressed        case DLG_CLOSE:                //your code        //CancelButton pressed        case 30004:                if (AskYesNo(@QUE_ABORT, YES) = YES) then                    abort;                endif;        //NextButton Pressed        case 30005:                 bDone = TRUE;                 nResult = NEXT;           //BackButton Pressed        case 30003:                    bDone = TRUE;                    nResult = BACK;    endswitch;   endwhile;    // Close dialog    EndDialog(szDialog);    // Remove dialog out of memeory    ReleaseDialog(szDialog);

I set the id's of "Next","Back" and "Cancel" button during the creation of the dialog (back then in VC++). Maybe 7.0x is slightly different, i haven't looked at standard projects yet, but i hope this will help you to get clue.

Cheers
         Stefan

[Stefan Secker]

I forgot...
...how to get a control state:

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//NextButton Pressed        case 30005:                  CtrlGetText (szDialog, 30022, svText);                   if svText = "" then                        MessageBox(@ERR_01,INFORMATION);                   else                         bDone = TRUE;                        // Close dialog                        EndDialog(szDialog);                        // Remove dialog out of memeory                        ReleaseDialog(szDialog);                        nResult =  NEXT;                    endif;

In this case 30022 is the id of a textbox.
Same thing here:
This is from IS 5.5, i don't know if it will work on 7.0x.

Cheers
       Stefan

[Heike]

Hi Stefan!
Thank you very much for your replies but it doesn't work.
Probably something is missing ...
In your code you're using DEF_CUSTDIALOG_DLL. Is this a constant of Installshield, because in V 7 it isn't known.
I have another question. The Ids. Where do you get the Ids of the dialog itself and then of the components?

bye
//Heike

[Heike]

Hi!
You can forget all, because I'm using a MSI project and can not use the install script functions in this way. I must add my dialog in the User Interface sequence.

But thanks for helping

// Heike

[denis.melique]

hi Heike
I have the same problem than you to use a dialog i have created in MSI project:(EzDefineDialog don t work) do you have find a solution of this problem?

[tl0]

i'm somewhat of a newbie to installshield.  i've been working with the the user interface sequence option as well.  does anyone know if installscript can handle everything the  UI sequence can and vice versa?

The one beef I have with the user interface sequence option is that it is relatively easy to use, but not so intuitive to get working/debugging.

Any thoughts?