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DataAnalyzer · ‎Dec 01, 2010

I would also like help with this. I can get the user's selection from that Dialog which is great, but I don't understand what happens after that. I need to adjust the root location of the registry (LOCAL_MACHINE vs. CURRENT_USER) and the location of the files (ALLUSERsPROFILE or USERPROFILE) based on the selection. Is there an example of custom actions that could be used for this? Thanks.

DataAnalyzer · ‎Dec 01, 2010

I wasn't able to change the title or graphic in the footer, but I was able to replace the sidebar graphic with one that included our product and company logo. It turns out that InstallShield has a feature to do this. It's outlined in their tip paper by Robert Dickau (starting on page 4): http://www.flexerasoftware.com/webdocuments/PDF/DialogBitmaps.pdf I was able to create a nice graphic that is added to the setup files, and referenced through this: function OnBegin( ) begin // change the interior-dialog banner DialogSetInfo(DLG_INFO_ALTIMAGE, SUPPORTDIR ^ "alt.bmp", TRUE); end; Using the Blue skin, the graphic is sized for 220 x 395 pixels, and has a background color that matches the skin. The RGB color code is 61 102 171 The result is a UI that conveys our image more professionally. Hope this helps!

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 26, 2010

The hourglass is fine during the install but I can't seem to activate it during an uninstall. The screen with the progress meter just sits there for a while before starting and it looks like it's frozen or crashed.

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 24, 2010

Everything seems to be working well with the setup program I've created with InstallShield. However, after installation, my executable (*.EXE file) automatically gets added to the main Windows Start menu. Not just under the shortcut I've specified, but on the main list when the Windows button is pressed. How do I prevent that? Thanks.

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 09, 2010

That does the trick but I also had to expliciitly invoke the Finish form or the final screen doesn't appear: function OnFirstUIAfter() BOOL bOpt1, bOpt2; NUMBER nResult; begin Disable(HOURGLASS); nResult = SdFinish ("", "", "", "", "", bOpt1, bOpt2); end; Thanks for the help!

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 09, 2010

When the Setup Status form appears (it shows the progress bar), the hourglass is not enabled. I'd like to have the hourglass on when that screen appears and off when the form closes. This is particularly important since it takes quite a while after the status form appears (with nothing on the progress meter) before anything happens. The first time I ran it, I thought the program was hung and then it started up. I can't figure out which form the status form is (it doesn't appear on the list of dialogs) to enable/disable the hourglass. I thought I had this working by enabling the hourglass after invoking the SdStartCopy command. But then I couldn't figure out where to disable it. The hourglass remained when the finish dialog appeared. I tried to disable it before calling the SdFinish command, but that didn't seem to work. Thanks for your help.

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 09, 2010

This is what seems to work for launching our README.HTM file after the installation program completes successfully: function OnEnd() string strReadme; number nResult; begin strReadme = INSTALLDIR + "readme.htm"; LongPathToQuote(strReadme,TRUE); nResult = LaunchApplication(strReadme, "", "", 0, 0, LAAW_OPTION_USE_SHELLEXECUTE); end;

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 08, 2010

It would be helpful if you could provide the exact line of code to do this. Do I still have to provide a program name or do I simply pass the htm file name? For instance, this doesn't work since it requires many other parameters: LaunchApplication(INSTALLDIR + "Readme.htm", LAAW_OPTION_USE_SHELLEXECUTE) What are the settings for the other parameters, or are they all "" and 0? Thanks.

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 07, 2010

I know how to open a README.HTM file by explicitly launching IEXPLORER.EXE with LaunchApp. However, I'd like to just launch the HTM document and let Windows open the user's default browser. How do I do that? Thanks.

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 04, 2010

Thanks. Now that I have multiple releases in one product configuration, is there a way to copy all the releases of one product configuration to a new one or at least copy one release at a time? I see how to clone a release but can't figure out how to move it to another product configuration. I'd also be nice to have all the code signing information stored in one place rather than each release. I can see how that could be a pain to manage in the future.

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 04, 2010

Thanks. That link didn't go to SetProperty, but I searched and found this page: http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield17helplib%2FIHelpCustomActionsReleaseFlags.htm&wnd=InstallShieldLivingHelp%7CMain&agt=wsm&ctxid=showthread.php So is it doing something like this? MsiSetProperty(hMSI, "INSTALLDIR", svName); If so, what's hMSI and how/where do I set this up in the Install Script?

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 04, 2010

Thanks. Actually, I found this thread that explained the way to configure this: http://community.flexerasoftware.com/showthread.php?t=179463 It's working great, so thanks for your guidance. Now, I've run into a new issue. Can I change the INSTALLDIR default folder based on a release flag?

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 03, 2010

I'm sorry to be so dense at trying to understand this but for some reason, I'm still having trouble and don't understand the difference or how they are invoked. Given that I have release flags, how do I use those in combination with the features? Where/how in the properties or InstallScript do I reference the features to specify which ones go with which flags?

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 02, 2010

Thanks. I think I'm making progress. I created two features under Organization. I set their levels to 1 and 2, and assigned some extra files to the second one. The help system says "You can change the package’s INSTALLLEVEL property in the Property Manager". I can't figure out where I do that. Each of the Features has a Release Flags property as well. Am I supposed to set something in that corresponding to the Release Flags in the Release's Build tab? I guess I'm getting confused between the INSTALLLEVEL and Release Flags.

DataAnalyzer · ‎Nov 02, 2010

What do you mean by setting them on my features?

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