[wix-users] Custom Progress Dialog
Ven H
venh.123 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 6 08:08:10 PST 2018
Also, I tried to induce an error in one of the script files. During
installation, it throws an error in a message box which also displays the
SQL Key which happens to be the ID of the SqlScript element which throws
the error.
Regards,
Venkatesh
On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 6:57 PM, Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks a lot, Edwin. I was thinking that it would require the development
> of a custom action. So, I tried with the following details.
>
> Custom Action markup in Product.wxs
> ----------------------------------------------------
> <Binary Id="PrgBarCADLL" SourceFile="$(var.SolutionDir)
> PrgBarCA\bin\debug\PrgBarCA.CA.dll" />
>
> <CustomAction Id="CA_ReportProgress" BinaryKey="PrgBarCADLL"
> DllEntry="ReportProgress" Execute="immediate" Impersonate="no"
> Return="check"></CustomAction>
>
> <InstallExecuteSequence>
> <Custom Action="CA_ReportProgress" Before="InstallFiles"><![CDATA[NOT
> Installed]]></Custom>
> </InstallExecuteSequence>
> Custom Action Code
> -----------------------------
> [CustomAction]
> public static ActionResult ReportProgress(Session session)
> {
> System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch();
> session.Log("Begin ProgressBarCA");
> using (View ssView = session.Database.OpenView("SELECT
> `ScriptBinary_` FROM `SqlScript` WHERE `Attributes` = 1"))
> {
> ssView.Execute();
> IEnumerator<Record> ssRecordEnum = ssView.GetEnumerator();
> while (ssRecordEnum.MoveNext())
> {
> Record ssRecord = ssRecordEnum.Current;
> string ssKeyValue = ssRecord.GetString(1);
>
> using (View binView = session.Database.OpenView("SELECT
> `Data` FROM `Binary` WHERE `Name` = '" + ssKeyValue + "'"))
> {
> binView.Execute();
> using (Record binRec = binView.Fetch())
> {
> Stream stream = binRec.GetStream("Data");
> string testData = new StreamReader(stream,
> System.Text.Encoding.UTF8).ReadToEnd();
> session.Log("Test data: " + testData); //
> gives only file content and not file name
> }
> }
> }
> }
> return ActionResult.Success;
> }
> So, as you mentioned earlier, it is only giving file content and not file
> name, probably because the Binary table is storing the file information as
> Binary Data. So, I am wondering how are many installers able to show the
> progress of individual file execution. The other day, I was installing SQL
> server on one of the machines. I could see the individual script execution
> vividly. I am not able to understand how they achieved it? Is modifying the
> custom action from the WiX source code, the only way out?
>
> Regards,
> Venkatesh
>
> On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Edwin Castro <egcastr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I suppose it is technically possible to modify the custom action but
>> you'd have to look into it. I've never done that before... It would require
>> rebuilding WiX from source... I think you have to contribute your changes
>> back to the community if you do
>>
>> --
>> Edwin G. Castro
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 9:24 PM, Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks a lot, Edwin. Is it possible to modify that custom action? Are
>>> there any steps / samples to achieve that? Also, the progress dialog (even
>>> a custom one), runs really quickly. Is there a way to slow it down a bit,
>>> by adding a pause or something like that? Please help with your inputs.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Venkatesh
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 3:36 AM, Edwin Castro <egcastr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> That statement applies to standard actions. I already described what
>>>> the WiX custom action does. You will not get the names of files unless the
>>>> WiX custom action is changed. In fact, the WiX custom action doesn't even
>>>> keep track of files. It captures the text of the script (after sanitizing
>>>> the script a little) and schedules to execute the content. This allows it
>>>> to use a single custom action to execute SqlScript and SqlString (which
>>>> doesn't have a file associated with it). You won't be able to do what you
>>>> want without modifying the WiX custom action.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Edwin G. Castro
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 9:39 AM, Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If I have many script files and I want to show the detailed progress
>>>>> of the individual files, then as per the FireGiant tutorial, (link below),
>>>>> we can use the ActionData. I am trying to achieve this, but not sure, if it
>>>>> is working or not, or the Custom Progress dialog is even showing or not.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.firegiant.com/wix/tutorial/user-interface-revisi
>>>>> ted/is-this-progress/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Venkatesh
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 12:26 AM, Edwin Castro <egcastr at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If I'm reading the source code for the version of Wix I'm using
>>>>>> (wix39r2rtm) correctly, then a progress message is posted after each script
>>>>>> is executed. I would imagine you don't have to do anything special to get
>>>>>> the progress bar to increase after each script is executed. There is no
>>>>>> text message associated with the progress message (which just updates the
>>>>>> progress bar).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a localized ProgressText for Action="ExecuteSqlStrings"
>>>>>> which is the custom action that executes the sql scripts. Then English
>>>>>> string is "Executing SQL Strings". If I'm understanding this all correctly,
>>>>>> then the progress dialog will display "Executing SQL Strings" while the sql
>>>>>> scripts are executing and the progress bar will increase by the amount
>>>>>> indicated by COST_SQL_STRING (which is 5000) after each script is executed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Edwin G. Castro
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 10:26 AM, Edwin Castro <egcastr at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What does "show the progress of each script file" mean?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would expect that *IF* SqlScript posts progress messages, then it
>>>>>>> probably can only (at most) post one progress message before running the
>>>>>>> script and one after running the script. The SqlScript custom action source
>>>>>>> code will show whether it posts any progress messages or not.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Edwin G. Castro
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 10:02 AM, Ven H via wix-users <
>>>>>>> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am trying to execute many SQL scripts as part of my MSI. During
>>>>>>>> installation, I have to show the progress of each script file. The
>>>>>>>> default
>>>>>>>> Progress Dialog runs quickly and doesn't show the progress of
>>>>>>>> individual
>>>>>>>> scripts. I read that subscribing to ActionData event will help me
>>>>>>>> achieve
>>>>>>>> this. So, I opened up the source code of WiX and copied the
>>>>>>>> ProgressDlg.wxs
>>>>>>>> and just updated its Id and changed the following line to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <Control Id="ActionData" Type="Text" X="70" Y="100" Width="285"
>>>>>>>> Height="10">
>>>>>>>> <Subscribe Event="ActionData" Attribute="Text" />
>>>>>>>> </Control>
>>>>>>>> which was ActionText before. Also, I changed the line inside the
>>>>>>>> InstallUISequence element to below.
>>>>>>>> <Show Dialog="CustProgressDlg" After="ProgressDlg" />
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In spite of these changes, I am not sure if my custom Progress
>>>>>>>> dialog is
>>>>>>>> being shown or the same default Progress Dialog is getting shown.
>>>>>>>> How do I
>>>>>>>> achieve my requirement? Do I really need a Custom Action? What is
>>>>>>>> missing?
>>>>>>>> Please help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> Venkatesh
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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