New user questions

[garylyb]

Hi

Our current installer is written in C++ and uses the old microsoft setup api - the old roll your own stuff.

I want to get on a current installer with web install and 7zip compression.

We have a database that's installed on the end users computer, and runs over 700 meg uncompressed - 7zip gets it under 200 meg.

We install programs in the standard program directory, and the data files in a different directory that defaults to C:\\Quotes Plus Data

How do I set up the data directory in the installer, defaulting to C:\\Quotes Plus Data - and let the user change it if required. Do I have to create my own dialog?

In the Files dialog, when I try to add a directory off of the Target Folders tree, the InstallAware software just hangs, and I have to kill the process.

Also, how do I restrict the setup type to Complete setup and Personalized setup, I don't need a minimum setup.


Thanks,

Gary

[CandiceJones]

Hi Gary

You can create your own dialog, starting off with the destination dialog. Just "save as" the destination dialog as a new dialog name. Edit it to let users know this is a different path, and then call it from your script, using code like below:

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Set Variable SECONDTARGETDIR to C:\\Quotes Plus Data
...
Set Variable BACKUPTARGETDIR to $TARGETDIR$
Set Variable TARGETDIR to $SECONDTARGETDIR$
Display Dialog modifieddestination
Set Variable SECONDTARGETDIR to $TARGETDIR$
Set Variable TARGETDIR to $BACKUPTARGETDIR$

In the Files view, be sure to select a parent directory first, before adding new directories. You can always change that parent directory later, just click the added "*.*" wildcard. For instance in your case you would change the destination of the "*.*" wildcards to $SECONDTARGETDIR$.

As for your last question, just edit the dialog again. Delete the minimum radio button from the dialog, along with related text, and save your changes.