Custom Interactive Actions for Enhanced User Experience

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• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
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  • Installer Project
  • Patch Project
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  • Windows Store App Project
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  • Keyboard Shortcuts
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  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
    * IAdvancedInstaller
    * IAdvinstProject
    * IProductDetails
    * IFolder
    * ILaunchConditionsComponent
    * IFilesComponent
    * IIniFilesComponent
    * IShortcut
    * ITempFile
    * IXmlFile
    * IDirectoryMember
    * IRegistryComponent
    * IInstallParameters
    * IBuildComponent
    * ITextFileUpdatesComponent
    * ITextUpdateFile
    * ITextUpdateAppendOrCreate
    * ITextUpdateReplace
    * IFileAssociations
    * IDefaultProgramFA
    * IExtensionFA
    * IProgIdFA
    * IVerbFA
    * IEnvironment
    * IEnvironmentVariable
    * IProductCode
    * IUpgradeCode
    * IMergeModulesComponent
    * IMergeModule
    * IDigitalSignature
    * ICustomActionsComponent
    * ICustomAction
    * ICustomActionSequence
    * IAttachedFileCustomAction
    * IAttachedScriptFileCustomAction
    * IDotNetCustomAction
    * IExeWithWorkingDirectoryCustomAction
    * IFileCustomAction
    * IInstalledFileCustomAction
    * IInstalledScriptFileCustomAction
    * IPowershellScriptFile
    * IPowershellAttachedScriptFile
    * IInstallCertificate
    * IUninstallCertificate
    * IFileFromPropertyCustomAction
    * IScriptFileFromPropertyCustomAction
    * IAttachedDllFunctionCallCustomAction
    * IInstalledDllFunctionCallCustomAction
    * ITranslationsComponent
    * IDriversComponent
    * ISearch
    * IServices
    * IOrganizationComponent
    * IComComponent
    * IRemoveFilesComponent
    * IRemoveFile
    * IUpdatesProject
    * IUpdaterComponent
    * IPatchProject
    * IPropertyComponent
    * IProperty
    * IPathVariable
    * IMsixComponent
    * IMsixDependencies
    * IMsixDriverDependency
    * IMsixDriverConstraint
    * IMsixExternalDependency
    * IMsixPackageDependency
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ICustomAction

Declaration

ICustomAction : IDispatch

Overview

This is meant to edit base custom action object.

Properties

String Name - Gets or sets the name.

Bool RunUnderLocalSystemAccount - Gets or sets Run under the LocalSystem account with full privileges (no impersonation) flag.

Bool WaitToFinish - Gets or sets the property of a custom action to execute asynchronous.

Bool FailInstallationIfReturnsError - Gets or sets the property of a custom action to cause installation fail on execution error.

String ExecutionTime - Gets or sets the installation execution time. Supported values are: “Immediate”, “Deferred”, “Rollback”, “Commit”.

ICustomActionSequence UiSequenceCondition - Gets the object that ease editing condition for execution on the “Dialogs Stage”.

ICustomActionSequence ExecuteSequenceCondition - Gets the object that ease editing condition for execution on the execution on the “Install Execution Stage”.

Methods

CreateUiSequence(String aActionName) - Add sequence in the “Dialogs Stage” for execution after a specified action name.

RemoveUiSequence() - Removes UI sequence.

CreateExecuteSequence(String aActionName) - Add sequence in the “Install Execution Stage” for execution after a specified action name.

RemoveExecuteSequence() - Removes execution sequence.

Example

  $advinst = new-object -com AdvancedInstaller

$project = $advinst.CreateProjectS(“architect”)
$appFile = $project.FilesComponent.AddFileS(“appdir”, “D:\MyApp.exe”)
$custAct = $project.CustomActionsComponent.NewLaunchInstalledFile($appFile)
$custAct.WaitToFinish = $true
$custAct.RunUnderLocalSystemAccount = $true
$custAct.CommandLine = “/RegServer”

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See also

ICustomActionsComponent

IFileCustomAction

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