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InstallShield 2012 Spring
Project: This information applies to the following project types:
• | Advanced UI |
• | Suite/Advanced UI |
Edition: The Advanced UI project type is available in the Professional edition of InstallShield. The Suite/Advanced UI project type is available in the Premier edition of InstallShield. For information about the differences between these two project types, see Advanced UI Projects vs. Suite/Advanced UI Projects.
InstallShield lets you implement validation for some of the various wizard interface controls. For example:
• | You can ensure that end users enter a serial number in a text box in a specified format. |
• | You can configure validation for a text box control to check whether the folder an end user specifies in the text box is valid. |
• | You can prevent end users from selecting certain combinations of check boxes that do not work together. |
Validation for a control checks the property that is associated with that control. When an end user clicks a check box, for example, the associated property is potentially changed to one of two new values. Validation offers a method for checking whether the new value is appropriate.
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Various types of controls trigger validation at different events:
Types of Controls | Event that Triggers Validation |
Text box, password box | Validation occurs when the entry in the control changes. |
Button, command link, check box, radio button, image button | Validation occurs when the end user clicks the control. |
Combo box, list box, checked list box, feature selection tree | Validation occurs when the selection for the control changes. |
You can use the subsettings under the Text Style setting to specify different text styles for the control to give end users a visual indication when the control is in various states (default, valid, or invalid).
You can also use the control's Action setting to trigger an action when the end user clicks or uses the control. If you have actions and validation configured for a control, the validation runs before the actions. For more information about actions, see Configuring an Action for a Control on a Wizard Page or Window.
To configure validation for a control:
1. | In the View List under User Interface, click Wizard Interface. |
2. | In the Wizard Interface explorer, select the wizard page or secondary window that you want to modify. |
3. | In the wizard editor, select the control that requires validation. |
4. | In the Validation setting, enter a single validation statement to indicate the validation that you want to occur. As an alternative, you can select one of the entries in the list in this setting to help you form the statement. |
Ensure that you enter the statement within braces.
One of the types of validation lets you call a function in a DLL file that you have created. If your project includes any DLL files in the Support Files view, InstallShield makes them available in this list, and lets you overwrite the validation function name with the function in the DLL that you want to call.
The following table shows the syntax for the validation statements.
Value for the Validation Setting | Description | Example |
{ValidationDLLName::FunctionName} | This type of validation calls a function in a DLL file that you have created and added to your project through the Support Files view. For example, you can use a DLL file to check the validity of the property's value—that is, the input that the end user enters for the control. | To call the function MyValidationFunction in the file MyValidationDLL.dll, enter the following action statement: {MyValidationDLL::MyValidationFunction} |
{Validate IsFile} | This type of validation checks whether the value of the property that is associated with this control contains the fully qualified path and name of a file that is present. The end user typically sets the value of the property when entering the path and file name in this control. | To check for the existence of the file, enter the following validation statement: {Validate IsFile} |
{Validate IsFolder} | This type of validation checks whether the value of the property that is associated with this control contains the fully qualified path and name of a folder that is present. The end user typically sets the value of the property when entering the path and folder name in this control. | To check for the existence of the folder, enter the following validation statement: {Validate IsFolder} |
{Validate Length=5-10} | This type of validation checks whether the value of the property that is associated with this control contains a certain number of characters. The end user typically sets the value of the property when entering text in this control. | To check whether the value that the end user enters in this control has exactly 8 characters, enter the following validation statement: {Validate Length=8} To check whether the value that the end user enters has a minimum of 4 characters and a maximum of 9, enter the following validation statement: {Validate Length=4-9} To check whether the value that the end user enters has a minimum of 10 characters, enter the following validation statement: {Validate Length=10-} To check whether the value that the end user enters has a maximum of 12 characters, enter the following validation statement: {Validate Length=-12} |
{Validate Mask=***-&&-#####} | This type of validation checks whether the value of the property that is associated with this control matches a particular format. The end user typically sets the value of the property when entering information such as a serial number in this control. Enter any of the following characters in place of a digit: # % @ Enter any of the following characters in place of a character: & ^ ? ' Any other characters that you enter must match exactly. | To check whether the value that the end user enters in this control consists of 2 numbers, a dash, 3 letters, a dash, and then 4 numbers, enter the following validation statement: {Validate Mask=##-&&&-####} |
{Validate NewFile} | This type of validation checks whether the value of the property that is associated with this control contains the fully qualified path and name of a file that is not present. The end user typically sets the value of the property when entering the path and file name in this control. Note that the path for the file must exist for this type of validation value. | To check for the existence of the file, enter the following validation statement: {Validate NewFile} |
See Also
InstallShield 2012 Spring Help LibraryMay 2012 | Copyright Information | Contact Us |