How would I go about bypassing the ShortcutsDlg

[mheckmann]

Hi,

I added in a advanced options section to my installer placing File Associations into there. But now I would like to also bypass the ShortcutsDlg and go straight from InstallDlg to ProgressDlg if advanced options is not selected. Is there a tutorial somewhere that would explain what I have to do - some help on how to get the install btn right onto the InstallDlg
I'm using the surface theme.

thx
Markus

[Daniel]

Hello Markus,

In order to achieve what you want you can proceed like this:
- Go to "Dialogs" page and add a new dialog (e.g. MyDialog) in the "First Time Install" tree node.
- Delete the "MyDialog" dialog from "First Time Install" tree node.
- On "InstallDlg" dialog add a new button control with the following control conditions:

• Condition: AGREE_CHECKBOX
  Action: Enable
  
  Condition: NOT AGREE_CHECKBOX
  Action: Disable

- On the above button add the following published events:

• Name: [Advanced]
  Argument: 1
  
  Name: Display a specific dialog
  Argument: MyDialog
  Show entire condition -checked
  Condition: AI_INSTALL AND Advanced

- Select the "InstallDlg -> Advanced -> MyDialog" and on the [Back] button add the following published events:

• Name: Display a specific dialog
  Argument: InstallDlg

- Drag and drop the "ShortcutsDlg" and "FileAssociationsDlg" dialogs under "InstallDlg -> Advanced" subchain dialogs.
- Dlete the "MyDialog" dialog from "InstallDlg -> Advanced" subchain dialogs.
- Build and run your project.

Also, you can use a check box control instead of a button control to achieve this. Here are the steps to proceed:
- Add a check box control on "InstallDlg" like this:

• Property Name: Advanced
  Value: checked

- Add a new dialog (MyDialog) and using its "Show only if..." context menu option add the following condition:

• Advanced = "checked"

- Drag and drop the "ShortcutsDlg" and "FileAssociationsDlg" dialogs under "InstallDlg -> Advanced="checked"" subchain dialogs.
- Dlete the "MyDialog" dialog from "InstallDlg -> Advanced" subchain dialogs.
- Build and run your project.

Let us know if this helped.

All the best,
Daniel

[mheckmann]

Thanks for the help. Works beautifully. I almost had it but missed the part about moving the Shortcuts Dialog into the advanced section.

Thx again
Markus

[Daniel]

You're welcome. Glad to help.

All the best,
Daniel