First review and problems

[broeckerS]

Hallo,
I am testing the product for our company.

I'm currently trying to make a very simple installation,
where the user has to enter some values for an existing application.

Here are some issues (maybe bugs?):
- Masked Edit doesn't work at all
- No possibility to restrict the input length of an input element
- Only english ui for Advanced Installer itself

[Eusebiu]

Hi and welcome to Advanced Installer forums.

Thank you for your interest in Advanced Installer.

- Masked Edit doesn't work at all

This should work as expected if "Enhanced User Interface" is disabled in the Theme page, "Settings" tab. Unfortunately, this is a small limitation if "Enhanced User Interface" is enabled.

- No possibility to restrict the input length of an input element

You can achieve this if you use the "Masked Edit" control.

- Only english ui for Advanced Installer itself

Indeed, the only Advanced Installer's language is English.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[broeckerS]

Thanks for the reply.

In my opinion, the validation (with masks or regex) of user inputs is a very basic but important process (I would say 80% of the installations have additional user inputs).
So, I don't think that this is a small limitation. It would be a better when the functionality is independend of the UI, wouldn't it?

How is the best practise at the moment with input validation and enhanced user interface?

Are there any changes planed for this topic in the near future?

[Eusebiu]

Hi,

The "Masked Edit" control without UI enabled is type-friendly (allow the user type a fixed number of characters), while the "Masked Edit" control with UI enabled is clipboard-friendly (allow the user to paste the serial).

It would be a better when the functionality is independent of the UI, wouldn't it?

The validation is independent of UI. Do you mean the key-stroke validation (validation for every key independently) or the whole serial validation (validation after the whole serial have been written)?

How is the best practice at the moment with input validation and enhanced user interface?

Can you please list the functionalities you would like to have when you use the "Masked Edit" control. Do you use this control only for "Serial Validation" (enabled in the Licensing page) or you want to use it on your custom dialogs (even more then once in an installer package)?

Are there any changes planed for this topic in the near future?

Yes. For example, we are already planning to make the following improvements:
- automatically add the "-" character
- limit the number of characters allowed
- filter digits and letters

Your opinion would really help us.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[hadas]

Hi,

Yes. For example, we are already planning to make the following improvements:
- automatically add the "-" character
- limit the number of characters allowed
- filter digits and letters

Is that going to be supported for "Masked Edit" control with UI enabled?

Thanks,
Hadas

[Eusebiu]

Hi Hadas,

Is that going to be supported for "Masked Edit" control with UI enabled?

Yes, the mentioned improvements are already supported. All you need to do, is to add the "Masked Edit" control on the dialog you need, then go in the "Init Events" tab and create a "Set installer property value" event where you set the [PIDTtemplate] property and specify the format of your "Masked Edit" control. You can create it as in the example below:

• Property: [PIDTemplate]
  Value: <###-###>[/b]

Let us know if this helped, otherwise give us more details about your scenario.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[hadas]

Thanks for your replay

Yes, the mentioned improvements are already supported. All you need to do, is to add the "Masked Edit" control on the dialog you need, then go in the "Init Events" tab and create a "Set installer property value" event where you set the [PIDTtemplate] property and specify the format of your "Masked Edit" control. You can create it as in the example below:
Property: [PIDTemplate]
Value: <###-###>[/b]

I tried it but the maskEdit only works with paste.
I need an IP Address edit field. and the user should be able to type in

Thanks,
Hadas

[Eusebiu]

Hi Hadas,

Are you sure that you set the [PIDTemplate] property as I explained in my previous post? If so, can you please send us your AIP file, so we can investigate it?

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[hadas]

Hi,

I tried again and it works

Thanks

[Eusebiu]

You're welcome Hadas. I'm glad you got this working.

Best regards,
Eusebiu