Filling a textbox from file

Joudoki · 28th June 2006, 19:18

Ok, so I'm making a license page that has a print button on it, and I've got it all set up; However, I don't know how to read the contents of my License Agreement file and then put that into the State (or text) of the textbox. Any help greatly appreciated

Here's my textbox field:

[Field 1]
Type=Text
Left=8
Top=8
Right=288
Bottom=92
Flags=MULTILINE|VSCROLL|READONLY
State=LicenseTextHere

Oh, and my license agreement is in .rtf format.

Afrow UK · 29th June 2006, 12:51

You can't use rich text in a plain text box.
InstallOptionsEx might have a rich text control which you can use.

-Stu

Joudoki · 29th June 2006, 17:00

Eek, I'm using ModernUI, and I don't think that InstallOptionsEx works with that.

Afrow UK · 29th June 2006, 17:13

MUI uses MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_DISPLAY to mask InstallOptions:

ialog.
Just use InstallOptionsEx:

ialog instead.
You can still use the other MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_* macros though (like READ, EXTRACT etc)

-Stu

Joudoki · 29th June 2006, 22:03

Ok, well I used the InstallOptionsEx. However, I have two problems:

1) There is no vertical scroll bar
2) It scrolls to the very bottom of the license agreement when it first shows.
3) Also, everything is selected when it first shows!

Here's my file:
[Settings]
NumFields=3

[Field 1]
Type=RichText
Left=8
Top=8
Right=288
Bottom=92
Flags=MULTILINE|VSCROLL|READONLY
State=License.rtf

[Field 2]
Type=Label
Left=8
Top=100
Right=288
Bottom=120
Text=You must agree to these terms before continuing. You may print out a copy of the license agreement for future reference.

[Field 3]
Type=CheckBox
Left=128
Top=120
Right=160
Bottom=136
Text=Print

SuperPat · 18th July 2006, 17:44

I have the same problem of Joudoki.

Is somebody found the solution?

28th June 2006, 19:18	#1
Joudoki Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 8	Filling a textbox from file Ok, so I'm making a license page that has a print button on it, and I've got it all set up; However, I don't know how to read the contents of my License Agreement file and then put that into the State (or text) of the textbox. Any help greatly appreciated Here's my textbox field: [Field 1] Type=Text Left=8 Top=8 Right=288 Bottom=92 Flags=MULTILINE\|VSCROLL\|READONLY State=LicenseTextHere Oh, and my license agreement is in .rtf format.

29th June 2006, 17:13	#4
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	MUI uses MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_DISPLAY to mask InstallOptions:ialog. Just use InstallOptionsEx:ialog instead. You can still use the other MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_* macros though (like READ, EXTRACT etc) -Stu

18th July 2006, 17:44	#6
SuperPat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 212	I have the same problem of Joudoki. Is somebody found the solution? Last edited by SuperPat; 18th July 2006 at 18:05.

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29th June 2006, 12:51	#2
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	You can't use rich text in a plain text box. InstallOptionsEx might have a rich text control which you can use. -Stu

29th June 2006, 17:00	#3
Joudoki Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 8	Eek, I'm using ModernUI, and I don't think that InstallOptionsEx works with that.

29th June 2006, 22:03	#5
Joudoki Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 8	Ok, well I used the InstallOptionsEx. However, I have two problems: 1) There is no vertical scroll bar 2) It scrolls to the very bottom of the license agreement when it first shows. 3) Also, everything is selected when it first shows! Here's my file: [Settings] NumFields=3 [Field 1] Type=RichText Left=8 Top=8 Right=288 Bottom=92 Flags=MULTILINE\|VSCROLL\|READONLY State=License.rtf [Field 2] Type=Label Left=8 Top=100 Right=288 Bottom=120 Text=You must agree to these terms before continuing. You may print out a copy of the license agreement for future reference. [Field 3] Type=CheckBox Left=128 Top=120 Right=160 Bottom=136 Text=Print