How do we make this application to launch only if the check box is checked? Guess in this case it wont validate and execute based on the check box status..correct me if i'm wrong
Andrew T Hopper wrote: > > You can launch an application at the end of a setup in a couple of ways, > but here are two: > > Include the following custom action definition and set a property (I named > mine SOMEMAGICPROPERTY, I’m sure you can come up with a better name) and > call this CA after the files have been placed on the hard drive: > > ... > <!-- define the CA to launch our app. Note that it’s deferred since it > needs to be executed after we’ve actually installed the files. > --><CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" FileKey="F_MYAPPLICATIONSID" > ExeCommand="" Execute="deferred" Impersonate="yes" Return="asyncNoWait"/> > ... > <InstallExecuteSequence> > ... > <Custom Action="LaunchApplication" > After="InstallFiles"><![CDATA[SOMEMAGICPROPERTY]]></Custom> > ... > </InstallExecuteSequence> > ... > > If you’re already using WixUI, another way would be to leverage Bob > Arnson’s addition of the optional check box to ExitDialog and have the app > launched when the user clicks the Finish button: > > ... > <!-- define the CA to launch our app. Note that it’s immediate since it’ll > be executed from the UI. --><CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" > FileKey="F_MYAPPLICATIONSID" ExeCommand="" Execute="immediate" > Impersonate="yes" Return="asyncNoWait"/> > ... > <!-- set the text we’ll display next to the launch check box. --><Property > Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT" Value="Launch <<application > name>> " />... > <!-- Attach a handler to the Finish button on the ExitDialog dialog that > will invoke our CA. --><UI> <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" > Order="1" Event="DoAction" > Value="LaunchApplication">WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX</Publish></UI>... > > Hope this helps! > -Andy Hopper > _________________________________________________________________ > Learn. Laugh. Share. Reallivemoms is right place! > http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/launch-on-exit-tf4235462.html#a12476612 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
