And the classic problem that people get when they don't use MsiProcessMessage is that the message pops up behind the install window. Then they ask how they can force it to be on top, etc etc.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: MikeR [mailto:michael.ru...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:34 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Show Dialog from Custom Action Using System.Windows.Forms can be done but then your custom action won't be following the UILevel specified by the install session. You could tell that MSI to run silently and your custom action will still be popping up message boxes which is not good. Using MsiProcessMessage is the proper way to handle messages. The reason you see a bunch of C++ examples is because it is a native API. Fortunately, the DTF framework has wrapped all the native MSI calls to make them easier to use in C#. If you create a new C# Custom Action from the WiX project types you'll be all set - it will have the "using Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller;" line already which is what allows us to call MsiProcessMessage using C# and DTF, like so. Record record = new Record(2); record[0] = "[1]"; record[1] = "My MSI Message"; session.Message(InstallMessage.Info, record); -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Show-Dialog-from-C-Custom-Action-tp4823643p4824470.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
