SB Operator Input at generate time

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Is there a way that I can get my SB script to update a variable value
from the operator when generating the install exe?

What I want to do is customise the install on some occasions. (Site
name, special note...etc)

Thanks

John Newman
Software Partners Australia

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Hi John,

Yes, absolutely no problem. Use a compiler variable to set the value of a
runtime variable and you are done.

For example, you create a compiler variable named [MY_COMPILER_VAR].

In your script you use:

Set Variable "%TEST% to "[MY_COMPILER_VAR]"

You can now set the value of the %TEST% runtime variable to the value of the
compiler variable at compiler time (from the command line, Releases, from
the script, etc.).

Does this help?

Friedrich

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> You can now set the value of the %TEST% runtime variable to the value of the
> compiler variable at compiler time (from the command line, Releases, from
> the script, etc.).

Good morning Friedrich!

Actually I was hoping for a dialog that would pop up when I hit 'compile'.
Rather than have to edit the script or command line...


On another issue, I notice all the 'Call dll' examples seem to use a hand coded
DLL, and I wondered why. At the moment my APPGEN one works OK, _except_ for
crashing the installer at the end<G>. I need to pop up a select list from a
file.


Thanks!


John Newman
Software Partners Australia

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Hi John,

> Actually I was hoping for a dialog that would pop up when I hit 'compile'.
> Rather than have to edit the script or command line...

Of course, absolutely no problem ;-) See attached SetVar.sb6 demo script
and attached source code screenshot snippet.

> On another issue, I notice all the 'Call dll' examples seem to use a hand
> coded DLL, and I wondered why. At the moment my APPGEN one works OK,
> _except_ for crashing the installer at the end<G>. I need to pop up a
> select list from a file.

If the installer crashes then your DLL is "buggy" <g>. Wrong calling
convention, wrong exports, etc. You have to create a valid DLL.

Here is an .app demo (see testdll.zip).

http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?p=17768#post17768

Does this help?

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Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.7
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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> Of course, absolutely no problem ;-) See attached SetVar.sb6 demo script

Thank you, I'll give that a go.


> > On another issue, I notice all the 'Call dll' examples seem to use a hand
> > coded DLL, and I wondered why. At the moment my APPGEN one works OK,
> > _except_ for crashing the installer at the end<G>. I need to pop up a
> > select list from a file.
>
> If the installer crashes then your DLL is "buggy" <g>. Wrong calling
> convention, wrong exports, etc. You have to create a valid DLL.
>
> Here is an .app demo (see testdll.zip).
>
> http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?p=17768#post17768


Thanks. I'll investigate this and get this going. I appreciate your rapid help
very much!



John Newman
Software Partners Australia