Message Info

The Message Info window is used to set the attributes of a Message script item. This window is opened when a new Message item is created from Script:New Item:Message. It is also opened when a Message script item is selected and Script:Edit Item... is chosen.

The Message Info window contains the following items:

Type

This setting determines what type of dialog is displayed when the message item is executed. The three choices for type are "Note", "Caution", and "Alert".

Message

This is the text to display in the message dialog. This message text is written to the final installer in a resource of type 'XPar' with an ID that varies depending on the number and type of items in your installer. If you are producing installers for multiple languages, you will need to translate your messages after the installer is built.

Button 1

This is the name of the first button in the message dialog. The default value for Button 1 is "OK". As with the message text, your button names are written to the installer in a resource of type 'XPar'. If you are producing installers for multiple languages, you will need to translate your button names after the installer is built.

Button 2

This is the name of the second button in the message dialog. If this field is left empty, the message will not have a second button. The default value for Button 2 is empty.

Result Signature

This popup menu lists the choices for result signature. When a message item is displayed, the user's button choice (i.e. button name) is stored in a result. This result is stored in an area of memory which is assigned a four-character "signature". This "result signature" can be checked by other script items using Result Tests. In this respect, result signatures are similar to variables.

The "standard" signature for storing the result of a Message item is 'mess'. You can specify a "custom" signature if you need to store the results of several Message items for later testing. The signatures 'mess' and 'find' have been reserved as the standard signatures for Message and Find items. In the future, we will continue to choose signatures with all lower case characters for our results. To prevent future conflicts, do not use signatures with all lower case characters.

Attributes

This tab area allows you to set various attributes for the current item. These attributes include the following:

• System Rules ("System" tab)
• Gestalt Tests ("Gestalt" tab)
• Result Tests ("Result" tab)
• Before XRays ("Before" tab)
• After XRays ("After" tab)

For further details on these attribute categories, see the Attributes section of this guide.

Change

This button closes the window, saving any changes. When an item is first created, this button is named Create.

Cancel

This button closes the window, canceling any changes.

Delete

This button deletes the current item from the script. When an item is first created, this button is not available.

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