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Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

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You are very welcome!

Friedrich

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

OMG. LOL etc.....

You know I checked all the properties of the project. I went through all the properties of the run command everything but the Loop Wizard itself. <sigh>

That'll teach me!

Thank You!

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

Kathy,



See attached screenshot. You have the "Always on Top" option enabled. You check this box if you want to force the install to remain on top of all open applications on the user's desktop. So as a result, your install stays "on top" if you launch a 3rd-party install from it ;-) By default, this option is disabled.

Does this help?

Friedrich

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

Sorry forgot I could upload the script itself. I'm a little tired this afternoon.

Just uploaded a .zip with the actual script.

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

Hi Friedrich,

I created a simple version that shows the issue I'm having.
I uploaded to attachements

RunOtherInstallIssue.txt - which is the script export to text

and

RunOtherInstallIssue_CompilerOutput_.txt - which is the compiler output

Let me know if you are able to see the issue with this script.

Thanks, Kathy

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

Hi,

Yea, I was able to use your test but, in my app the third party installer still shows up behind the setupbuilder installer.

Can I send you a copy of my script to look at?

- Kathy

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

Kathy,

No, nothing changed in this area. Perhaps it is the missing "trial" nag screen at installer startup that makes a difference.

Friedrich

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

Works great! I tried it with an .msi and another .exe and it runs fine (On top of Installer)!

Thanks, Kathy

Was this a fix in the new build?

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

Kathy,

I have uploaded a simple demo project. It runs (and waits for) a program from within the loop.

http://www.lindersoft.com/publicdownloads/rundemo.zip

Please compile and run "rundemo.sb7". In the test installer, click the RUN button. This will execute the 3rd-party application (and waits for its termination).

It works as expected here (shown on top of the installer dialog). Does this demo also work for you? Can you manipulate the rundemo.sb7 to reproduce your problem?

Thanks,
Friedrich

Re: Making sure Run command runs .exe on top of installer screen

I'm sure it's not something the 3rd party .exe is doing, because no .exe's that are called from within the Loop Wizard are able to show on top of the installer dialog.

I will see if I can create some kind of workaround. But, it really seems like you should be able to do this.

Thanks, Kathy