Restrict languages shown in the "Chose Language" Dialog at run-time?
Hi all,
After a rather steep learning curve I've finally got our new Multilingual Customisable installer completed! 😄
However, the goal posts have moved, and I now have a load of extra work to do! :rolleyes:
When you run the installer you are presented with the "Chose Langauge" dialog, which lists the 13 languages that we support.
It has been requested that this dialog only shows the languages defined within a "Config" file in the SourceDir.
Is there any way of doing this? Our project is an InstallScript MSI.
I thought about creating my own setup launcher, that found the listed languages within the config file, and then called the launcher with the " /L" switch when the user selected one... But that seems like a long way round to a simple problem!
If your build is fully uncompressed, you should be able to find and edit the list of languages setup offers in the setup.ini file (obviously the only change that will succeed is the removal of languages you built with). If it's compressed, you might be able to fix it up similarly with setupini.exe. While this isn't quite as convenient as your custom config file, it might get you where you want to be.
INFO: Modifying a Setup.ini That Is Embedded in Setup.exe or Update.exe Document ID: Q107253 Last Revised On: 5/25/2006
This article applies to the following: Product(s): FLEXnet InstallShield 12 Premier FLEXnet InstallShield 11.5 Premier InstallShield 11 Premier InstallShield 10.5 Premier InstallShield X Premier FLEXnet InstallShield 12 Professional FLEXnet InstallShield 11.5 Professional InstallShield 11 Professional InstallShield 10.5 Professional InstallShield X Professional DevStudio 9.x AdminStudio 6.x AdminStudio 5.5x AdminStudio 5.x AdminStudio 3.5x AdminStudio 3.x Developer 8.x Developer 7.x
Project Type(s): Windows Installer, InstallScript MSI
Summary This article discusses how to use a command-line utility called setupini to modify the setup.ini that is embedded in a setup.exe or update.exe file.
This opens the setup.exe or update.exe specified and modifies the embedded setup.ini. The section and key will be updated with the supplied value. Note that if the value contains spaces, it is recommended to enclose the value in quotation marks.
References Additional information on setup.exe and update.exe can be found in the InstallShield Help Library topic Setup.exe and Update.exe Command Line Parameters.
