QueryShellMgr Example

InstallShield 2016 » InstallScript Language Reference

Note • To call this function in a Basic MSI setup, you must first create a custom action for the entry-point function, execute the custom action in a sequence or as the result of a dialog's control event, and then build the release.

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*

* InstallShield Example Script

*

* Demonstrates the QueryShellMgr function.

*

* QueryShellMgr is called to find the name of the shell

* manager.  The name is then displayed in a message box.

*

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// Include Ifx.h for built-in InstallScript function prototypes.

#include "Ifx.h"

export prototype ExFn_QueryShellMgr(HWND);

function ExFn_QueryShellMgr(hMSI)

    STRING svShellMgrName, szTitle, szMsg;

    NUMBER nReturn;

begin

    // Get the name of the program shell.

    nReturn = QueryShellMgr (svShellMgrName);

    if (nReturn < 0) then

        // Report an error.

        MessageBox ("Could not retrieve the program shell.", SEVERE);

    else

        // Display the name of the shell.

        MessageBox ("The shell manager is " + svShellMgrName + ".", INFORMATION);

    endif;

end;

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