1) The "Launch Application" checkbox text on the "Installation Complete" dialog is always auto-generated by : "Launch <ApplicationName>".
This makes no sense in my case.
I want to create an installer for a software component ( a "dll").
Lets say the components name is "MyComponent".
A "dll" can not be launched. So a "Launch MyComponent" checkbox
on the "Installation Complete" dialog would be nonsense.
However, when the installation is completed, I want to start an application, that guides through sample applications, demonstrating the features of "MyComponent".
How can I set the launch-checkbox text on the "Installation Complete" dialog to something like: "Show MyComponent Samples"?
2) Analoguos, how can I set the "View Readme" checkbox text to : "Open MyComponent Documentation" for instance?
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Hi,
There are two possibilities to achieve what you want.
1. You could modify these strings directly in the Advanced Installer dictionaries.
For example if you are building the package in English you have to edit these strings in the ui_en.ail dictionary. You can find it in the Caphyon\AdvancedInstaller\dictionaries folder.
Open this file in any text editor. Conduct two searches:
- one after the "View Readme File" string
- the other after the "Launch [ProductName]" string
Replace these strings with the desired ones.
The downside of this method is that all package that will be built after this change will have those values modified. In this case you should save the original dictionaries to be able to revert these changes.
2. The second possibly would be to directly edit the MSI file with Orca.
After opening it in Orca conduct a search after the same strings as above. Change them with the desired values.
The downside is that you have to modify the MSI after every build.
P.S. Orca is a tool that comes with Microsoft's Platform SDK. If you don't have it on your computer, it can be downloaded from the following URL location:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en
Best regards,
Ciprian
There are two possibilities to achieve what you want.
1. You could modify these strings directly in the Advanced Installer dictionaries.
For example if you are building the package in English you have to edit these strings in the ui_en.ail dictionary. You can find it in the Caphyon\AdvancedInstaller\dictionaries folder.
Open this file in any text editor. Conduct two searches:
- one after the "View Readme File" string
- the other after the "Launch [ProductName]" string
Replace these strings with the desired ones.
The downside of this method is that all package that will be built after this change will have those values modified. In this case you should save the original dictionaries to be able to revert these changes.
2. The second possibly would be to directly edit the MSI file with Orca.
After opening it in Orca conduct a search after the same strings as above. Change them with the desired values.
The downside is that you have to modify the MSI after every build.
P.S. Orca is a tool that comes with Microsoft's Platform SDK. If you don't have it on your computer, it can be downloaded from the following URL location:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en
Best regards,
Ciprian
Since I'm sure the AI team cannot respond to you post in an inappropriate manner, let me say a few things:
This is a very reasonanably priced MSI installer. Compare it to $1200 for InstallShield, which will give you the flexibility you apparently so desperately need. If you can't justify the extra $1000, learn to live with workarounds.
The AI team are a hard-working and responsive team. I see you just joined the forums today, so I assume you are new to this product. With a point release generally every month or so, they have noticably improved the product in just the three months I've been using it. They are quick to respond to bug reports and feature requests and if you just wait a few weeks you may get what you want.
As to the tone of your post, I don't quite know what it is you plan to accomplish with your hostility, unless this was intentional flamebait, in which case, consider me caught.
Also, please learn to spell "ridiculous".
These are my opinions, not those of the Advanced Installer team, with which I have no relationship other than satisfied customer, nor are they intended to represent in any way the opinions of my employer.
I would venture, however, that they represent the opinions of many people who use this product and read this forum.
This is a very reasonanably priced MSI installer. Compare it to $1200 for InstallShield, which will give you the flexibility you apparently so desperately need. If you can't justify the extra $1000, learn to live with workarounds.
The AI team are a hard-working and responsive team. I see you just joined the forums today, so I assume you are new to this product. With a point release generally every month or so, they have noticably improved the product in just the three months I've been using it. They are quick to respond to bug reports and feature requests and if you just wait a few weeks you may get what you want.
As to the tone of your post, I don't quite know what it is you plan to accomplish with your hostility, unless this was intentional flamebait, in which case, consider me caught.
Also, please learn to spell "ridiculous".
These are my opinions, not those of the Advanced Installer team, with which I have no relationship other than satisfied customer, nor are they intended to represent in any way the opinions of my employer.
I would venture, however, that they represent the opinions of many people who use this product and read this forum.