Joel
21st October 2004 16:37 UTC

MSIBanner - newest plugin
This is my new plugin, MSIBanner.

It prompts a banner like the MSI installations (Windows Installer).

Please test it :)

TODO:
1. Remove the parameter /NOUNLOAD
2. Put a progress bar.

Thanks!

:D

Joel
22nd October 2004 15:55 UTC

updated....
Update MSIBanner....

What's new:
1. Rewrite Update function.
2. Added the progress bar.

See example.

TODO:
1. Remove the /NOUNLOAD parameter.
2. (maybe) add colors to the progress bar.

Joel
23rd October 2004 22:16 UTC

It will put at the archive in a few hours...

any last suggestions?

kichik
23rd October 2004 23:33 UTC

It has the same problem as old Banner. The installer shows on the background.

Joel
24th October 2004 02:13 UTC

ok, add it into my TODO list... :)

Archive page.

Joel
19th January 2005 04:59 UTC

Originally posted by kichik
It has the same problem as old Banner. The installer shows on the background.

Takhir
19th January 2005 07:12 UTC

Win2K (Server, SP2, Rus), NSIS 2.04, goes to background. After banner destroyed, installer window becomes visisble on the top for a short time and after this goes to BG (100% repeatable on my Win2K). I run it 4 times, and one of them caused installer crash (bad pointer) on the banner destroy step.
Looking from my corner % at the end of progress bar looks ugly. And I not found any progress bar positioning parameter, to reach it's end (100% without jumps from 20 to 100) developer should add 20 Update script lines :(

Joel
19th January 2005 14:23 UTC

Hi Takhir:
I don't know why in win2k goes to the background...maybe is the API I'm using that is not available in win2k (doubtfull, but I'll check)...
On this moment is the only place where I can place the "%".
And... Detroy function will close the counter, so you don't need to add the 20 lines... :D

Takhir
19th January 2005 16:01 UTC

Originally posted by Lobo Lunar
And... Detroy function will close the counter, so you don't need to add the 20 lines... :D

Takhir
19th January 2005 16:19 UTC

Test script attached. I run it on slow comp with Win98, no crashes, but background gradient flushes on installer start (after banner). This not happens if Destroy line is commented, but this case Installer loses keyboard focus.

Joel
23rd January 2005 23:02 UTC

I tested the script in my XP and seemes to be ok.... weird :igor:

Anyway, before uploading the big one... I update again the plugin

what's new:
1.- Added reset function: Which will reset the global increment and the position of the progress bar.

2. Added Move function: Which the progress bar moves and adds the inputed value to the global increment.

3. Added Pos function: Which the progress bar moves into position inputed, becoming the current global increment.

See the example :)

Takhir
25th January 2005 11:14 UTC

Attached image shows another possible place for percent value. Win2K test still is a good idea ;)

Joel
25th January 2005 14:11 UTC

Hi Takhir

I'm thinking to subclass the progress bar to put the % value inside of it...

Now, I don't know why you have issues in 2k... I already tested in XP and WinME and seems that everything is ok...

I'll try to find a 2k machine to tested my self :)

grahama
25th January 2005 20:42 UTC

for some reason I am getting fatal errors....since I got the new MSIBanner
I am on Win 2000
says it is generating an error log...do you know where the log is located...
It does compile properly...and your script example works fine
Strangely, resaving the nsi as a new file name made it work...
Then, I made some changes and recompiled...and started getting the fatal errors again
:(

grahama
25th January 2005 20:48 UTC

FYI, I am using variables in the text string like:
msibanner::update /NOUNLOAD "Checking for ${FILENAME}.ini"
or
msibanner::move 15 /NOUNLOAD "Checking for ${FILENAME}.ini"

grahama
25th January 2005 21:11 UTC

another note:
sometimes it compiles properly and runs....properly
if I try to launch the file manually, I get the fatal errors again

grahama
25th January 2005 21:27 UTC

went back to the previous MSIBANNER which does not produce the erros
do you have the latest MSIBANNER BEFORE the new changes were made ?
not sure if I have it

many thanks

Joel
25th January 2005 21:34 UTC

send the changes your made.... :)

grahama
25th January 2005 21:56 UTC

thanks Lobo :)
http://www.siren.cc/Univision/fonovi...NNER_error.zip
the main nsi is !Fonovisav5
the plugins are from the nsis plugin folder
I have made some alterations trying to find the bug...but basically get the same fatal error even though it compiles properly

Joel
26th January 2005 14:35 UTC

Hi grahama!

I read your code :)

Seems that when the plugin read this line:

MSIBanner::UPDATE /NOUNLOAD 'User= "$R1"  AccountType= "$R2"  IsUserAdmin= "$R0"'

JimInNH
26th January 2005 15:15 UTC

Help using MSIBanner
I am relatively new to the NSIS installer. I am trying to use your MSIBanner plugin to show progress.

I put code in a function that controls a custom page. That code is the same as your demonstration and the function is attached.

What I see is the msibanner dialog come up but it never gets any increments. At the very end it goes to 100% in one step and goes away, i guess on MSIBanner::destroy.

Are there any other steps that must happen? Is MsiBanner designed to be used in another way?

Thanks,
Jim McGlaughlin

Joel
26th January 2005 20:45 UTC

Did you use Update, pos nor move functions?

JimInNH
26th January 2005 22:17 UTC

Here is the function:

;====================================================================
Function CustomInstallPageXXXX

!insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT "Installation Progress" "Line 2"
!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_DISPLAY "Progress.ini"


; Call MSIBanner show funtion to create both dialog and dialog title:
MSIBanner::Show /NOUNLOAD "${PROGNAME} Installer - Progress Monitor"

; Call MSIBanner Update function so, the text & the progress bar will be...mmm, updated :p
MSIBanner::Update /NOUNLOAD "Reading known stuff from your PC"
; Sleep a while, since we don't real reading let's see for a sec. the text ;)
Sleep 100
MSIBanner::Update /NOUNLOAD "Reading unknown stuff 1 from your PC"
Sleep 100
MSIBanner::Update /NOUNLOAD "Reading unknown stuff 2 from your PC"
Sleep 100
MSIBanner::Update /NOUNLOAD "Reading unknown stuff 3 from your PC"
Sleep 100

; Let's reset the progress bar...
MSIBanner::Reset /NOUNLOAD "Reseting values..."

MSIBanner::Move /NOUNLOAD 20 "Countdown to destruction 5"
Sleep 100
MSIBanner::Move /NOUNLOAD 20 "Countdown to destruction 4"
Sleep 100
MSIBanner::Move /NOUNLOAD 20 "Countdown to destruction 3"
Sleep 100
MSIBanner::Move /NOUNLOAD 20 "Countdown to destruction 2"
Sleep 100
MSIBanner::Move /NOUNLOAD 20 "Countdown to destruction 1"
Sleep 100


MSIBanner::Reset /NOUNLOAD "Re-counting again...."
; And... let's move the progress bar manually :)
Sleep 400
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 10 "Reading hardaware"
Sleep 400
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 25 "Reading memory"
Sleep 400
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 45 "Reading mouse"
Sleep 400
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 60 "Reading software"
Sleep 400
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 40 "wait... forgot keyboard"
Sleep 1000
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 70 "Reading CPU"
Sleep 400
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 90 "Finish ing global scoops..."
Sleep 400
; last call and the progress bar will increase more:
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 100 "Cleaning...."

; MessageBox MB_OK "end of custom install"

MSIBanner::Destroy


FunctionEnd

Joel
26th January 2005 23:23 UTC

Sleep 1000 is equal to 1 sec... but 400 or 100? you do the math :D

grahama
27th January 2005 03:28 UTC

many thanks Lobo for looking thru my code :)
that is a great help

g

JimInNH
27th January 2005 14:21 UTC

"Sleep 1000 is equal to 1 sec... but 400 or 100? you do the math "

For a test I did not want to wait a full second between events. Is 1000 the minimum? I sent it to 400 milliseconds to speed up the test.

Joel
27th January 2005 14:25 UTC

No, is not the minimun, but the increasing of the progress bar is very quick, which also depends on the users machines. That's why I recommend one sec. of delay.... at least to see the bar info :)

Joel
1st February 2005 15:06 UTC

Updated:
-Added getHWND. Which will get the handle(hwnd) of the dialog of MSIBanner.
-Added two more example files.
-I think the erros went out :)

Test it :D

JimInNH
1st February 2005 18:10 UTC

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

I am now able to launch MSIBanner in .oninit and hide the window immediately. Then in a later custom page I can show it and update it.

Thanks, I needed that. Today is/was my deadline for getting and installer done and this avoids an unpleasant work around.

This forum is great.

grahama
1st February 2005 22:20 UTC

seems to work perfectly Lobo :)
no more crashes
way to go :)
g

Joel
1st February 2005 22:33 UTC

Really? :D

So, will be later on the web archive plus in my server... :)

Thanks to you all for testing it.... ;)

Takhir
2nd February 2005 11:20 UTC

Yes, no more crashes :)
But installer after banner still goes to background on Win2K :(

Comperio
2nd February 2005 18:15 UTC

Is there any documentation for this? (I think it would be helpful for us all to know exactly what functions are available to test.)

Great work on this, by the way!

Joel
2nd February 2005 21:17 UTC

erm... see examples? :|

Comperio
3rd February 2005 01:21 UTC

I just thought that perhaps you had more undocumented properties/procedures you'd like to have tested, but from the sounds of it, what's in the examples is all there is.

In response to Takhir:

But installer after banner still goes to background on Win2K

Takhir
3rd February 2005 07:35 UTC

This happens on my comp with all (3) included nsi examples. Win2K Server Rus, SP2, NSIS 2.04. Pentium II 400, 256 MB :)
I see installer page for a short time (~0.5 sec) in the foreground, but after this page goes to background, while it's task bar item continue flashing (focus not lost?).

Comperio
3rd February 2005 16:31 UTC

hmmm, Strange...
My PC is Win2k Pro w/ SP4. Do you think the SP might be the problem?

(I'd test it, but unfortunately, I don't have any spare Win2k computers...)

Takhir
3rd February 2005 17:46 UTC

This may be slow comp...
BTW KichiK also wrote about background problem (4-th post of this thread).

Joel
3rd February 2005 20:19 UTC

BTW KichiK also wrote about background problem

Comperio
4th February 2005 04:28 UTC

I was experimenting with the banner on an XP pro computer and Win2K. I seem to get fairly consistant errors whenever I use a silent installer with the banner and a message box displaying with the .onInstSuccess callback.

Here's a simplified example script:

!define PRODUCT "MSIBanner"

Name ${PRODUCT}
OutFile "${PRODUCT}2.exe"
ShowInstDetails show
;XPStyle on

Function .onInit
SetSilent silent
MSIBanner::Show /NOUNLOAD "NSIS Installer - ${PRODUCT}"
MSIBanner::Move /NOUNLOAD 20 "Countdown to destruction 5"
MSIBanner::Pos /NOUNLOAD 100 "Cleaning...."
FunctionEnd

Function .onInstSuccess
   MessagebOX MB_OK "DONE!"
FunctionEnd

Section -default
MSIBanner::Destroy
DetailPrint "Works great!"
SectionEnd