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In my project I added a custom "Edit Box Screen" that prompts the customer to enter in their SQL server information (ServerName, AdminID, Password). Within the Edit Box Screen properties I added some commands in the "After" tab that will grab those variables and compile a batch file to run some SQL script files, and then execute the batch file to build the database. This is all working, however, I have 3 questions:
1. When I prompt for the SQL Server login credentials is there a way to mask the password so it shows up as ***** instead of plain text when the user types it into the text box.
2. Is there a way where I can show a progress bar - similar to the one shown when the installer copies over the program files - during the time it's executing the "Build Database" file. Right now all I see is a screen that says "Executing file" (or something like that). It would be nice to show a progress bar here because it takes minute or so to build the DB and it'd just be nice to have some visual activity going on there.
I've tried entering %ShowActionProgressDlg% = True in the "Screen Condition" box and I've also tried entering in Assign Value (%ShowActionProgressDlg% = True) in the "Before" tab for this custom screen and in the "After" tab. I've pretty much tried it everywhere I see, but cannot get it to do what I want. Is it possible?
3. During the process of building the database, I have the scripts write log files to a folder. Those files will tell me whether the DB build was successful or not. What I need to is read those log files for various information and if it contains certain flags, I need to throw an error in the installer and/or take an action. So in essence, I need to create an action in my installer after it executes the Build DB script that does something like this:
READ FILE XYZ.log
IF XYZ.log CONTAINS "this line of text"
...The DB build failed so...
DISPLAY THIS SCREEN (or take whatever action I decide to do here)
Is it possible to perform a "CONTAINS" IF statement?
Hope I'm clear on what I'm asking here...
Thanks!
1. When I prompt for the SQL Server login credentials is there a way to mask the password so it shows up as ***** instead of plain text when the user types it into the text box.
2. Is there a way where I can show a progress bar - similar to the one shown when the installer copies over the program files - during the time it's executing the "Build Database" file. Right now all I see is a screen that says "Executing file" (or something like that). It would be nice to show a progress bar here because it takes minute or so to build the DB and it'd just be nice to have some visual activity going on there.
I've tried entering %ShowActionProgressDlg% = True in the "Screen Condition" box and I've also tried entering in Assign Value (%ShowActionProgressDlg% = True) in the "Before" tab for this custom screen and in the "After" tab. I've pretty much tried it everywhere I see, but cannot get it to do what I want. Is it possible?
3. During the process of building the database, I have the scripts write log files to a folder. Those files will tell me whether the DB build was successful or not. What I need to is read those log files for various information and if it contains certain flags, I need to throw an error in the installer and/or take an action. So in essence, I need to create an action in my installer after it executes the Build DB script that does something like this:
READ FILE XYZ.log
IF XYZ.log CONTAINS "this line of text"
...The DB build failed so...
DISPLAY THIS SCREEN (or take whatever action I decide to do here)
Is it possible to perform a "CONTAINS" IF statement?
Hope I'm clear on what I'm asking here...
Thanks!
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