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ralphster · ‎Sep 26, 2019

Hi Jennifer, Hey it is an InstallScript project and the custom dialogs were originally created as a "Script Based Dialog" type, so, can script based dialogs be skinned? I am thinking that maybe they can't be because when I create a new dialog box I get three choices: Blank Dialog Script Based Dialog Skinnable Dialog They appear to be mutually exclusive. I have about 6 Custom Script Based dialog boxes which I would like to skin. However they were not created originally as "Skinnable Dialog" boxes. So my question is still the following: Can Script Based Dialog box be skinned using the Skins provided by InstallShield?

ralphster · ‎Sep 26, 2019

I have many "Script Based Dialog" boxes which I created in my "InstallScript" project. Since those dialog boxes are script based can they be skinned using skins provided by InstallShield? The answer appears to be NO, because if I create a new dialog box my options are as follows and it appears that Blank and Script Based Dialog boxes are not skinnable? From the Dialog Wizard: Choose a dialog template from the list below, or brows to a dialog (.isd) file. Blank Dialog Script Based Dialog Skinnable Dialog

ralphster · ‎Sep 26, 2019

Hi Banna, The orginal project I created in 2016 was an "InstallScript" project. When I converted it to InstallShield 2019 it looks like it is still an "InstallScript" project. (Is there anyway to validate this?)

ralphster · ‎Sep 25, 2019

I have an Installshield 2016 project which I converted to a 2019 project. Now for my converted project in 2019 InstallShield if I try to create a new dialog box my template options are : "Blank Dialog" "Script Based Dialog" "Skinnable Dialog" Now if I create a brand new InstallShield project in InstallShield 2019, and then attempt to create a new dialog box, my options are listed below. As you can see they are mostly different than those template choices I have from my converted project? This is confusing to me. Especially since I want to use one of the existing Skins provided, but I don't know what dialog box choice from below to select if I want to use one of the dialog box skins provided by installShield "Blank Dialog" "Exterior Wizard Panel" "Interior Wizard Panel" "Logon Information Panel and Associated Child Dialogs"

ralphster · ‎Sep 25, 2019

I created a 2016 Basic MSI InstallShield project, and later converted it to an InstallShield 2019 project. My project uses custom dialog boxes. When I originally created the dialog boxes I believe I selected them as a script based dialog box. (I did not select them as skinnable). So is there a way to use any of the skins provided by InstallShield, even though I did not select the skinnable option?(Thought:Is it possible for a dialog box to be both a script based dialog box and a skinnable dialog box)?

ralphster · ‎Sep 23, 2019

I am using LaunchAppAndWait to kick off a batch file using cmd.exe. It works great, but how should my code handle the call if the batch file does not exist? Is there an installshield command which can first check for the existence of "MyBatchFile.bat"? If not, how can I get InstallShield to handle a non existent file in this situation? I would like to handle the error from InstallShield rather than just getting a dos error message. #define PROGRAM "C:Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe" if (LaunchAppAndWait (PROGRAM, "MyBatchFile.bat", nWait) < 0) then MessageBox ("Unable to launch "+ PROGRAM +".",SEVERE); endif;

ralphster · ‎Sep 19, 2019

Hello, I am trying to change the font on a text area control. The font is not changing though. Can someone take a look at my code below? #define dlgBoxId 225; HWND hCtrl; hCtrl = GetFont("Arial",17,STYLE_UNDERLINE); CtrlSetFont(sz,hCtrl,1566); EzDefineDialog( "dlgAskCustDetails", "", "", DlgBoxId);

ralphster · ‎Sep 10, 2019

Hello, I installed InstallShield 2019 premier edition, using InstallShield2019PremierComp.exe" I also see a separate executable for "InstallShieldSkinCustomizationKit.exe", "InstallShieldInstallScriptObjects.exe". I am confused, because I would think that the main executable InstallShield2019PremierComp.exe would install everything. So do I need to run the other executables after running the main executable:nstallShield2019PremierComp.exe?

ralphster · ‎Aug 30, 2019

Hi Markus, Yes I had marked Bannah's reply as the solution. Thanks for your advice as well. Ralp

ralphster · ‎Aug 30, 2019

I noticed that there is a Skins folder in the dialogs folder. Can custom dialogs be skinned? If so, how can I apply a skin template to my custom dialog box?

ralphster · ‎Aug 28, 2019

Hello, How can I check to see if there is a backslash at the end of a string, and if there is then remove the backslash? My reason for asking is that I am able to find the path of my setup.exe executable using the code below. However if there is a backslash at the end of the path, I need to remove it. Does anyone know how I can do that? szDir = PACKAGE_LOCATION; ParsePath(strPathToInstallationDirectory,szDir,PATH) // Note the above ParsePath command will store the directory path in strPathToInstallDir // However there is a backslash at the end of the string : Ex: C:\Fulton\InstallationDir\ // I only need C:\Fulton\InstallationDir without the backslash at the end of the string.

ralphster · ‎Aug 28, 2019

Using InstallShield script I am able to find the path where the current setup.exe is being executed from. However PACKAGE_LOCATION includes not only the path, but it includes the name of the setup.exe file. Is there a command which will just return the path without the file name? All I need is the path so how to remove the filename is what I need to find out. Example: strPathName = PACKAGE_LOCATION; // This works but it includes the name of the exe at the end of the path. Example: C:\InstallDirForMyProduct\Setup.exe

ralphster · ‎Aug 27, 2019

Hi Banna, Can you please help me some more? I am using an InstallScript Project. Will PACKAGE_LOCATION work with an InstallScript project? I tried using PACKAGE_LOCATION and the value just comes back as an empty string. string dirPath; dirPath=PACKAGE_LOCATION ; // comes back as an empty string I also tried: ParsePath(dirPath,PACKAGE_LOCATION,FILENAME) // Still comes back with an empty string I also tried displaying the path with a message box, but it is still empty. MessageBoxEx("The location is : ",dirPatch,MB_OK); Finally I tried using MsiGetProperty but get a compiler message of undefined identifier MsiGetProperty. I also have the appropriate header #include "ifx.h", but still it does not recognize MsiGetProperty command. MsiGetProperty(ISMSI_HANDLE,"SETUPEXEDIR",strTest,nBufferSize);

ralphster · ‎Aug 26, 2019

When run my Setup.rul file opens the SdAskDestPath dialog box with a default path showng next to the Browse button. So how do I get that directory path to default to the directory from which I am running the installation from? In other words where my Setup.exe is being run from? This was working when I would build my release from the menu option "Build | Build Release 1". However now if I build the release through the Release wizard, and then run the installation executable, the default path shown for SdAskDestPath dialog is some long path in the "C:\Users\..." directory. I need it to default to the directory from which my released setup.exe is being executed from. Below is my current code which is using SRCDIR. Dlg_SdAskDestPath: szTitle = "Command File Path"; szDir =SRCDIR; szgMessage="Please select the directory :"; nResult= SdAskDestPath(szTitle,szMsg,szDir,0); When displaying dialog SdAskDestPath,

ralphster · ‎Aug 26, 2019

I am using the DialogSetInfo command to replace the default header bitmap in my dialog boxes. So where should I copy the custom Bitmap I am using? It appears that I can't copy it into SRCDIR since it looks like it is a registry directory. So if I instead used SRCDIR, which directory should I place the new bitmap in so that when I build/release and deploy the installation to a different machine, the Setup.exe contains my new bitmap?

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Re: How to skin a custom dialog?

Skinnable dialog box?

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How to skin a custom dialog?

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Re: When displaying dialog SdAskDestPath, the directory path is incorrect.

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Re: When displaying dialog SdAskDestPath, the directory path is incorrect.

When displaying dialog SdAskDestPath, the directory path is incorrect.

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