Quick Guide: Tailoring Automated Dialogue Scripts

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Patch Predefined Dialogs

The dialogs defined here will appear during a patch installation only.

Patch Preparing Dialog (PrepareDlg)

This dialog is briefly displayed at the beginning of the patching process until searches and path resolution actions are performed.

Patch Welcome Dialog (PatchWelcomeDlg)

The first dialog displayed during a patch. It is used to inform the user about the application on which the patch operations will be performed.

Ready to Install Dialog (VerifyReadyDlg)

Allows the user to proceed with the patch operation.

Remove this dialog if it has no purpose other than to summarize the previous choices and begin installation.

Installation Progress Dialog (ProgressDlg)

The dialog containing the progress bar that shows the evolution.

Installation Complete Dialog (ExitDialog)

The dialog displayed at the end of the patching operation.

License Agreement Dialog (LicenseAgreementDlg)

Displays the license agreement text for your product. The user must interact with this dialog and acknowledge to continue with the installation.

You can select the Rich Text Format file that contains your license agreement in the “RTF File” field of the Properties pane. This field is available when the “Scrollable Edit” control is selected on the dialog.

You can localize the License Agreement text and optionally enforce the EULA lecture .

ReadMe Dialog (ReadmeDlg)

Displays the ReadMe text for the user. You can select the Rich Text Format file that contains your readme text in the “RTF File” field of the Properties pane. This field is available when the “Scrollable Edit” control is selected on the dialog.

You can localize the ReadMe text.

It is recommended to exclude this dialog in order to reduce the installation steps.

In order to modify the layout of these dialogs, all the changes must be made in the upgraded version of the main installation package, prior to creating the patch package from a “Patch Project”.

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