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‎Jan 28, 2011
11:49 AM
IA Newbie: Displaying progress bar/messages on AIX in console mode
Hi,
I am new to IA and I am attempting to run a number of "execute command" actions as part of my pre-install. My problem is that I wish to display a progess message while my commands are being executed. The "show indeterminate dialog" does not do anything (although I am guessing this feature is only available in GUI mode) so my only work around is to display a message dialog which requires the user to click OK to continue.
Is there a way to display progress messages in console mode.
Many thanks in advance.
Gareth
I am new to IA and I am attempting to run a number of "execute command" actions as part of my pre-install. My problem is that I wish to display a progess message while my commands are being executed. The "show indeterminate dialog" does not do anything (although I am guessing this feature is only available in GUI mode) so my only work around is to display a message dialog which requires the user to click OK to continue.
Is there a way to display progress messages in console mode.
Many thanks in advance.
Gareth
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‎Jan 31, 2011
07:34 AM
Well, install part should be what its name suggests it is: pure installation. All the questions to the end user should have been answered in the Pre-Install task (i.e. you should not have actions that display messages AND requires user interaction in the installation part).
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‎Feb 01, 2011
05:42 AM
Many thanks for the reply.
My issue is that I want to inform the user when the installer is performing a task which could take a while to complete - I do not want have a blank screen where the user does not know what the installer is doing.
For example, during pre_install I run a number of system checks. At the moment I have to add a message dialog before running the execute command. This requires the user to Click OK to continue. I wish to just display the message with no user interaction.
Current:
=================================================
Running pre-installation checks ...
PRESS TO CONTINUE:
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Would like:
=================================================
Running pre-installation checks ...
=================================================
My issue is that I want to inform the user when the installer is performing a task which could take a while to complete - I do not want have a blank screen where the user does not know what the installer is doing.
For example, during pre_install I run a number of system checks. At the moment I have to add a message dialog before running the execute command. This requires the user to Click OK to continue. I wish to just display the message with no user interaction.
Current:
=================================================
Running pre-installation checks ...
PRESS
=================================================
Would like:
=================================================
Running pre-installation checks ...
=================================================
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‎Feb 01, 2011
09:38 AM
You've got the built-in Console: Display Action that you can use in the Pre-Install task.
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‎Feb 01, 2011
10:07 AM
I resolved the issue by downloading the "IndeterminateConsole" plugin from
http://www.flexerasoftware.com/products/installanywhere/files-utilities.htm
Thanks Vlad for taking the time to answer my questions.
http://www.flexerasoftware.com/products/installanywhere/files-utilities.htm
Thanks Vlad for taking the time to answer my questions.
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‎Feb 02, 2011
05:49 AM
I managed to resolve my issue by downloading the "IndeterminateConsole" plugin from:
http://www.flexerasoftware.com/products/installanywhere/files-utilities.htm
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my thread.
http://www.flexerasoftware.com/products/installanywhere/files-utilities.htm
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my thread.
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