No. External UI handler cannot be a CustomAction. There is no supported method to get the installer window's handle. Some people have used ::FindWindow() with some success... although you could find the wrong window.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gus Grubba Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 6:13 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a hyperlink (link label) to a message... I do that by creating my own dialog in an external DLL ("Custom Action"). While in the subject, how do you get the installer's window "handle"? g On Feb 16, 2007, at 2:53 AM, Rob Mensching wrote: > Unfortunately, MSI UI does not support hyperlinks. A much > requested feature. The only other option is to create an external > UI handler... and that is a very much lot of work. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Henderson > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:59 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Adding a hyperlink (link label) to a message... > > My application relies on the .Net Framework 2.0 being installed... we > currently display a failure message when it's unavailable like this: > > <Condition Message="The .NET Framework 2.0 must be installed"> > Installed OR NETFRAMEWORK20 > </Condition> > > However I was wondering if it's possible to add a clickable > hyperlink to the > message (so the user can navigate to the Microsoft website to > download the > Framework, read more about or whatever), or some other work around for > achieving a similar idea .. clicking on a button to navigate to a URL > perhaps? > > What would be considered best practice for an installer in this > case at any > rate? > > Cheers, > > - Alex > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php? > page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php? > page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
