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Dec 14, 2007
01:25 PM
Using DS_CONTEXTHELP
InstallShield 2008 Premier, InstallScript MSI project
I am trying to provide context sensitive help for the dialogs in my installation wizard. Via the "Other Windows Styles" property for the customized dialogs, I have checked the DS_CONTEXTHELP option. This displays a question mark button on the dialog next to the close button. During the installation, pressing this button enables a question mark cursor, which is supposed to allow a user to click on a control in the dialog and get context sensitive help. However, I have been unable to get this working.
I have tried the following:
None of those message boxes displayed when using the question mark cursor to click on a control. While F1 did fire those messages, and adding a "Help" button by the "< Back" and "Next >" buttons would also work, I'm trying to use the built in functionality provided, namely the DS_CONTEXTHELP feature.
Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
Thanks.
Neal
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I am trying to provide context sensitive help for the dialogs in my installation wizard. Via the "Other Windows Styles" property for the customized dialogs, I have checked the DS_CONTEXTHELP option. This displays a question mark button on the dialog next to the close button. During the installation, pressing this button enables a question mark cursor, which is supposed to allow a user to click on a control in the dialog and get context sensitive help. However, I have been unable to get this working.
I have tried the following:
- included a message box in the OnHelp event in Setup.rul
- included a message box in the "case 8:" switch statement for DialogName.rul
- included a message box in the WaitOnDialog() while loop for DialogName.rul
None of those message boxes displayed when using the question mark cursor to click on a control. While F1 did fire those messages, and adding a "Help" button by the "< Back" and "Next >" buttons would also work, I'm trying to use the built in functionality provided, namely the DS_CONTEXTHELP feature.
Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
Thanks.
Neal
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Jan 07, 2008
01:03 PM
Has anyone had any experience with adding Help to an InstallShield Wizard dialog? Is there another approach I should be trying instead of using the question mark button?
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