InstallAware for Windows Installer
 

Display Dialog

This command displays a dialog that is part of your user interface.

Dialog

Click the drop down arrow to select a dialog that is available for use in your project.

Modal

If the dialog is part of a wizard loop, or queries the user for some information, check this checkbox. If the dialog is a progress dialog, and must remain visible on screen while some installation task is executing, uncheck this checkbox.

If Variable

If you wish to display the dialog only if a particular variable is set to TRUE or FALSE, type the name of that variable here, and select the appropriate condition.

Return Result in Variable

Applicable only the modal dialogs. Setting a variable in this field allows you to determine how the user exited the dialog. Possible values the variable may hold are explained below.

Value Meaning
NOTMODAL The dialog was not displayed modally.
NEXT The user exited the dialog by clicking the Next button.
BACK The user exited the dialog by clicking the Back button.
CANCEL The user exited the dialog by clicking the Cancel button.

 Notes

  • In wizard generated installs, the WIZARD variable is used to hold the return value of the dialog.