Well I must be stupid! Using SB5 Developer

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Sorry to say, I must be stupid, I have a few brick walls, yes I read the
manual - maybe I'm stupid or the changes from SB4 is terminology I don't
yet figure. there has to be a simple answer to:

1: Where do I password the install (not the Project)
Searching the manual, it appears related to the "Zip" and damned if I
can find any reference to Zip in the project.

1b: Adding a Dialog, I have two choices "Check Boxs" and "Combo Box" how
do I add "Password" as in the example?

2: The sample calls the Setup Types and gives the user options to
tick/untick, I can't manage to call that.

Sorry folk, maybe a beer will make it more fun ;-)

Ron M. (Mellor)

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Ron,

> Sorry to say, I must be stupid, I have a few brick walls, yes I read the
> manual - maybe I'm stupid or the changes from SB4 is terminology I don't
> yet figure. there has to be a simple answer to:
>
> 1: Where do I password the install (not the Project)
> Searching the manual, it appears related to the "Zip" and damned if I can
> find any reference to Zip in the project.

1. Add "Password" dialog
2. Open Password Dialog Properties -> Advanced Tab -> Enter password in
the "Protect Install with Password" field and mark the "Auto-verify
Password" checkbox

> 1b: Adding a Dialog, I have two choices "Check Boxs" and "Combo Box" how
> do I add "Password" as in the example?

For example, "Checkbox Text" field: Password

> 2: The sample calls the Setup Types and gives the user options to
> tick/untick, I can't manage to call that.

Add a "Custom Install" dialog after your Setup Type dialog.

Does this help?

Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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> Ron,
>
>
>>Sorry to say, I must be stupid, I have a few brick walls, yes I read the
>>manual - maybe I'm stupid or the changes from SB4 is terminology I don't
>>yet figure. there has to be a simple answer to:
>>
>>1: Where do I password the install (not the Project)
>>Searching the manual, it appears related to the "Zip" and damned if I can
>>find any reference to Zip in the project.
>
>
> 1. Add "Password" dialog

How Friedrich?
"Add" gives me the attached options.

> 2. Open Password Dialog Properties -> Advanced Tab -> Enter password in
> the "Protect Install with Password" field and mark the "Auto-verify
> Password" checkbox

Would love to be able to do that. Version 5.0.1201
When I highlight "Logo Wizard" and press "Add"
I then select (only 3 options) as you see in
Dialog_overwrites_Welcome.jpg but this (on save) replaces the "Welcome"
Dialog.

I know I'm doing something stupid, but what?

>
>>1b: Adding a Dialog, I have two choices "Check Boxs" and "Combo Box" how
>>do I add "Password" as in the example?
>
>
> For example, "Checkbox Text" field: Password

Can't see an option to enter "field"

>>2: The sample calls the Setup Types and gives the user options to
>>tick/untick, I can't manage to call that.
>
>
> Add a "Custom Install" dialog after your Setup Type dialog.

One at a time, if I can get the first step then the rest will fit.

> Does this help?
>
> Friedrich
>

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Ron,

>> 1. Add "Password" dialog
>
> How Friedrich?
> "Add" gives me the attached options.

Correct. Add displays a combo box. Just select the "Password" dialog ;-)
See ron1.gif

>> 2. Open Password Dialog Properties -> Advanced Tab -> Enter password in
>> the "Protect Install with Password" field and mark the "Auto-verify
>> Password" checkbox
>
> Would love to be able to do that. Version 5.0.1201
> When I highlight "Logo Wizard" and press "Add"
> I then select (only 3 options) as you see in
> Dialog_overwrites_Welcome.jpg but this (on save) replaces the "Welcome"
> Dialog.
>
> I know I'm doing something stupid, but what?

Please select the Advanced tab. See ron2.gif

>> For example, "Checkbox Text" field: Password
>
> Can't see an option to enter "field"

See ron3.gif

Does this help?

Friedrich

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Thanks for all your effort, but there is a (very basis) problem here.
There is absolutely no way that I can open anything like what you sent
me in ron1.gif.

Your "Define Wizard Dialog has a long list of choices, as I said
previously, mine has ONLY two (2) choices - see Dialogue.gif.

This is surely GOOD news, once we know why I do not have all the choices
you display, I can compare on the same level and move forward.

Thanks Friedrich

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Ron,

Sorry, I have never seen this before. Are you running NT4?

Thanks,
Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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Ron,

Just checked our development documentation. In a later SB5 build
(internal release #1215) we included a workaround to overcome a
Windows 9x bug. If you are using the SB5 IDE on a 9x Windows version
then the drop down and combo boxes will work fine for you in the
final SB5 release.

Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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Friedrich,

I get the same "stingy" non drop-down with Windows 2000 SP4, SB5 developer
1201 (attached).
And like Ron... quite a while back I had my 'duh' moment when I realized
there were additional choices that could be scrolled down.

Jane

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Jane,

Looks like you were more adventurous - thanks for the post, it confirms
that I need to be more inquisitive ;-)

After all it does work, so that's a good thing.

Ron

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Jane,

Thank you. I tested this with the latest internal version (#1231) and it
worked fine on Win2000. So it should be fixed - it was caused by the XP
manifest resource; SB5 source code modification in the internal release
#1215 to fix this. I can confirm that I was able to reproduce this with
#1201 on Windows 98 and 2000.

Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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Friedrich,

It was late (I do sleep some times) so I just got your messages.

I'm using Win 2K (not 9x)
Should I move to a XP machine? XP is a dog (typical MS) but Y2K isn't
very good either, I do have one PC running XP (Pro) so maybe I should
move to that.

I noticed you said I can Scroll-down, no room to scroll (as you can see)
but the down button does get me there step by step, so I'm satisfied to
accept this as a "special feature for Ron" . . . I told you I was stupid ;-)

Thanks Friedrich, much appreciated!

Ron

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Ron,

I can confirm that there was a combo box problem in SB5 #1201 (SB5 IDE only,
not the compiled executables!). This has already been fixed.

We have tested the very latest SB5 on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, XP, 2003 and
Vista today and it works fine. The final SB5 version will be available very
soon.

Thanks,
Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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Ron,

BTW, I think you can "scroll down" to select another dialog.

Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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Friedrich,

Thanks. I thought it was a weird design, but once I figured out how to
reach the other dialog types I didn't seem to feel it was worth complaining
about (I do enough of that anyway <G>)

Jane

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Jane,

<BG>

Always let me know if something does not work "as expected" ;-)

Thanks,
Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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I just thought that that WAS 'as expected' (Maybe you were saving electrons
or something...)

Jane

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:)

Friedrich