Need some help with Exec / ExecWait

Yovav
13th May 2003 04:37 UTC

Need some help with Exec / ExecWait
How can I run uninstaller or other .exe file
and hide current installer window until I finish with the new exec... ?

Sunjammer
13th May 2003 09:12 UTC

You could execute HideWindow before calling ExecWait to hide the installer, and then use BringToFront afterwards to show the installer again.

Yovav
13th May 2003 09:54 UTC

Can't hide it

Originally posted by Sunjammer
You could execute HideWindow before calling ExecWait to hide the installer, and then use BringToFront afterwards to show the installer again.

I tried it (also the commented stuff)

;  Push ${MUI_TEMP1}
;
;    FindWindow ${MUI_TEMP1} "#32770" 0 $HWNDPARENT
;
;    ShowWindow ${MUI_TEMP1} ${SW_HIDE}
;    SendMessage ${MUI_TEMP1} ${WM_SHOWWINDOW} 0 ${SW_HIDE}

     HideWindow
     ExecWait "$1"
;    ExecShell open "$1"
     BringToFront

;    ShowWindow ${MUI_TEMP1} ${SW_NORMAL}
;    SendMessage ${MUI_TEMP1} ${WM_SHOWWINDOW} 0 ${SW_NORMAL}
;
;  Pop ${MUI_TEMP1}

But still - it shows the called exe (uninstaller.exe) win
but DOES NOT hide the current (setup) window
(maybe it has the same HWND ?)

P.S.
I do it on .onInit

Afrow UK
13th May 2003 17:41 UTC

Um, but onInit, the installer dialog won't have shown yet - so how can you hide it?

-Stu :o

Yovav
13th May 2003 18:45 UTC

...
Quote:

Well, it will show coz the Exec functions wont wait and show them both
(I know - I'm a special case :-)

Anyway - Good news - I finally managed 2 do it
Yieeeha

What a great source.

I'm just about to give my two full days work modern-UI script...
10Q all.

Originally posted by Afrow UK
Um, but onInit, the installer dialog won't have shown yet - so how can you hide it?

-Stu :o