[wix-users] Custom Progress Dialog

[Edwin Castro]

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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