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Dialog Properties

Dialog properties specify the appearance of an installation dialog. You can define the following attributes:

Name

Indicates the name of the dialog. This name is used to address the installation dialog, for example, in the navigation button properties.

Label

Describes the text that appears in the header line of the dialog.

Script

Indicates the script that is executed when the user exits the installation dialog. Select a script from the drop-down list or click the browse button (...) to browse for a script.
The script file must have been added to the pre-installation component.
For example, a dialog verification script can be specified that verifies all values entered in the dialog. The entered values are passed as shell parameters to this script. If one of the entered values is not correct, the script must return a value from 1 to 255, which refers to an error text in the Resource section of the prototype file.

Presentation

Indicates the type of presentation of the installation dialog, that is, for which task the dialog is used. Select one of the presentation types from the drop-down list.

West graphic, North graphic, Center graphic, South graphic, East graphic

Indicates the names of the graphic files that you want to position at specific locations in the installation dialog (using the points of a compass). Only graphics files in GIF format are supported. Select a graphic file from the drop-down list or browse for a file. The drop-down list shows only GIF files that have been added to the pre-installation component. Select None from the drop-down list if you do not want a graphic at a specific location in the dialog.

Focus field

Indicates the name of the input field or navigation button that gets the focus when the dialog is started. You can select from all input fields and navigation buttons defined in the dialog. Select a field from the drop-down list.