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Hi,
What is the best way to show to the user a simple message (like a popup) with an OK button, before the installer starts?. The user will click on the installer, and this message would be displayed ...after click OK, the installer will be executed.
Thks
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Hi @fmoraleshtw,
Thank you for your post.
Are you using a Basic MSI project? If you are using a Basic MSI project, you could try configuring an InstallScript custom action as <First Action> in the UI Sequence. For the InstallScript custom action, you could try configuring the custom action to call the MessageBox InstallScript function to display a message box with an OK button.
Here are two links to our documentation with more information about the MessageBox InstallScript function:
MessageBox Example
https://docs.revenera.com/installshield25helplib/installshield25helplib.htm#Subsystems/LangRef/helplibrary/LangrefMessageBox_example.htm
Please give these suggestions a try. Do they work for you?
I tested and confirmed that these suggestions worked for me.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!
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Hi @fmoraleshtw,
Thank you for your post.
Are you using a Basic MSI project? If you are using a Basic MSI project, you could try configuring an InstallScript custom action as <First Action> in the UI Sequence. For the InstallScript custom action, you could try configuring the custom action to call the MessageBox InstallScript function to display a message box with an OK button.
Here are two links to our documentation with more information about the MessageBox InstallScript function:
MessageBox Example
https://docs.revenera.com/installshield25helplib/installshield25helplib.htm#Subsystems/LangRef/helplibrary/LangrefMessageBox_example.htm
Please give these suggestions a try. Do they work for you?
I tested and confirmed that these suggestions worked for me.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!
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Works perfectly, thanks.
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I'm happy to hear that, you're welcome @fmoraleshtw. Happy that I could help.
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