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How to add a Disclaimer/License screen to PDW
Package Deployment
Here is a way to add an "I accept" / "I do not accept" disclaimer or license screen to Package and deployment wizard
Firstly package your project with package and deployment wizard
Next make you disclaimer or license file as a text file, call it say disclaimer.txt and add it to the support directory that PDW creates
Edit setup.lst in notepad to add the disclaimer text file to the bootstrap
I am not sure that the disclaimer needs the date stamp, but I have included it
Next edit <appname>.ddf in notepad to ensure that the batch file includes the text file in the cab file
Next step go to c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vb98\wizards\pdwizard\ and make a back up of the setup1 directory.
Open up the setup1 directory and open up the setup1.vbp project file.
In the code for the frmsetup1 find the line which reads ShowWelcomeForm
Comment it out and enter ShowDisclaimerForm above it.
Next enter a new procedure for the ShowDisclaimerForm at the end of the code for frmsetup1
Add a new form to the project and call it frmDisclaimer add to it a text box (text1), a frame with 2 option buttons (option1(0) and option1(1)) and 2 command buttons cmdNext (caption = "Next>>") and cmdClose.
Add the following code to the form
Save the project and write the exe saving it to the directory you have been working in so that it does not overwrite the default setup1.exe
Copy the newly compiled setup1.exe to your support directory for your application.
Run the batch file
What happens is that in the boot strap the text file is copied to the windows\system directory and then read in by the form.
You now have a license / disclaimer form
Hope this may be of some use
Regards
Firstly package your project with package and deployment wizard
Next make you disclaimer or license file as a text file, call it say disclaimer.txt and add it to the support directory that PDW creates
Edit setup.lst in notepad to add the disclaimer text file to the bootstrap
Code:
File7=@msvbvm60.dll,$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,5/27/00 12:00:00 AM,1388544,6.0.88.77
File8=@disclaimer.txt,$(WinSysPath),,,6/12/01 1:26:00 PM,I am not sure that the disclaimer needs the date stamp, but I have included it
Next edit <appname>.ddf in notepad to ensure that the batch file includes the text file in the cab file
Code:
.Set Cabinet=on
.Set Compress=on
"disclaimer.txt"Open up the setup1 directory and open up the setup1.vbp project file.
In the code for the frmsetup1 find the line which reads ShowWelcomeForm
Comment it out and enter ShowDisclaimerForm above it.
Next enter a new procedure for the ShowDisclaimerForm at the end of the code for frmsetup1
Code:
Private Sub ShowDisclaimer()
If Not gfNoUserInput Then
frmDisclaimer.Show vbModal
End If
End SubAdd the following code to the form
Code:
Private Sub cmdNext_Click()
Unload Me
frmSetup1.ShowWelcomeForm
End Sub
Private Sub CmdClose_Click()
ExitSetup Me, gintRET_EXIT
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Option1(1).Value = True
cmdNext.Enabled = False
Text1.Text = gettext(gstrWinSysDir & "disclaimer.txt")
End Sub
Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
HandleFormQueryUnload UnloadMode, Cancel, Me
End Sub
Private Sub Option1_Click(Index As Integer)
If Option1(0).Value = True Then
cmdNext.Enabled = True
Else
cmdNext.Enabled = False
End If
End Sub
Private Function gettext(FileName As String) As String
FF = FreeFile
Open FileName For Binary As #FF
ReadText$ = String$(LOF(FF), 32)
Get #FF, 1, ReadText$
Close #FF
gettext = ReadText$
End FunctionSave the project and write the exe saving it to the directory you have been working in so that it does not overwrite the default setup1.exe
Copy the newly compiled setup1.exe to your support directory for your application.
Run the batch file
What happens is that in the boot strap the text file is copied to the windows\system directory and then read in by the form.
You now have a license / disclaimer form
Hope this may be of some use
Regards