rxs2k5
18th April 2006 06:59 UTC

About Messagebox
Hi pros,

Is it possible

MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "Do not reboot after this installation"

replacing MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION as a timer count down, during installation, before 1.exe is being installed, the messagebox will appear as a timer message and then close by itself.

I did refer to the forum and the manual, but it only give me all this. But nothing with a time.

I hope someone could help me.

Afrow UK
18th April 2006 09:23 UTC

Use Banner plugin, with a Sleep instruction in between.

-Stu

rxs2k5
18th April 2006 09:51 UTC

Banner::show /NOUNLOAD /set 76 "Please Read While Loading" "Please do not reboot after this installation"
Banner::getWindow /NOUNLOAD

how do I add the sleep functions ???

Afrow UK
18th April 2006 10:12 UTC

Banner::show /NOUNLOAD /set 76 "Please Read While Loading" "Please do not reboot after this installation"
Sleep 3000
Banner::destroy

rxs2k5
18th April 2006 10:34 UTC

there's one part of the forum topic says I can have mulitple

Banner::show /NOUNLOAD

I tried doing this

Banner::show /NOUNLOAD /set 76 "Please Read While Loading" "Please do not...."
sleep 300

Banner::show /NOUNLOAD /set 77 "Please Read While Loading" "Please do not"
sleep 200

Can you show me how can I adjust to have multiple banners message.

thanks for the help

Afrow UK
18th April 2006 12:27 UTC

You can't show multiple banners; only one.

-Stu

Joel
18th April 2006 15:00 UTC

MSIBanner might help you

rxs2k5
18th April 2006 15:37 UTC

Hi joel, its kinda complicated.

Can you show me how can I use the source int this

# Installer sections
Section Main SEC0000
SetOutPath $TEMP
SetOverwrite on
Banner::show /NOUNLOAD /set 76 "Please Read While Loading" "Please do not reboot after this installation"
Sleep 1000
Banner::destroy
File "G:\xxx.exe"
File "upgrade.exe"
ExecWait "$TEMP\xxx.exe"
ExecWait "$TEMP\upgrade.exe"
Delete "$TEMP\xxx.exe"
Delete "$TEMP\upgrade.exe"
SectionEnd

# Installer functions
Function .onInit
InitPluginsDir
FunctionEnd

Afrow UK
18th April 2006 18:39 UTC

If you would like to change the text on the banner while it is displayed, do like so:

Banner::show /NOUNLOAD "Calculating important stuff..."
Banner::getWindow /NOUNLOAD
Pop $R0
GetDlgItem $R0 $R0 1030
Sleep 5000
SendMessage $R0 ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:Calculating more important stuff..."
Sleep 5000
SendMessage $R0 ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:Nearly done now..."
Sleep 5000
Banner::destroy

rxs2k5
18th April 2006 18:56 UTC

thanks stu its working well