adding a progress bar

soknin · 1st June 2004, 10:25

Hi all ,

My main setup uses smaller setups that could be installed as a stand alone . The main setup calles all the other setups with :

ExecWait '"$EXEDIR\smallsetup1.exe" /S'
#do somthing
ExecWait '"$EXEDIR\smallsetup2.exe" /S'
...

The problem is that the main setup progress bar looks "frozen" when called upon those setups .

What I'm trying to do now is to add another progress bar that could show the progress of the sub setup .
Any ideas on how to that ?

thx,
sharon oknin

Joost Verburg · 1st June 2004, 12:06

The easiest solution is to let these other setups display a progressbar.

If you can't modify them there is no way to retrieve their progress.

soknin · 1st June 2004, 13:01

Hi ,

Thanks for the replay .

I can modify them , and it's sounds like a good idea .
What i'll try to do is to set a switch for the setup , but do you know how can i show only a progress bar (or a small window showing a progress bar) ?

I'm using the MUI gui for all setups , and when using this switch i would like to show only INSTFILES page , but not with the MUI gui .
What i mean is that smaller setup would be in top of main setup , and i would like smaller setup to show a small window , showing the progress , and still able to see main setup .

sharon oknin

Joost Verburg · 1st June 2004, 15:20

You can use the Banner plug-in to display texts. If you want a real progress bar create a custom UI or a plug-in like Banner.

Shea · 1st June 2004, 21:41

Someone made aLoadingBar UI that just shows a loaing bar and comments. Search the forum and the archive to find it or I'll post a link later.

deguix · 2nd June 2004, 02:16

LoadingBar UI

(Oh my... I didn't think the demand for this UI was so high!)

1st June 2004, 10:25	#1
soknin Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10	adding a progress bar Hi all , My main setup uses smaller setups that could be installed as a stand alone . The main setup calles all the other setups with : ExecWait '"$EXEDIR\smallsetup1.exe" /S' #do somthing ExecWait '"$EXEDIR\smallsetup2.exe" /S' ... The problem is that the main setup progress bar looks "frozen" when called upon those setups . What I'm trying to do now is to add another progress bar that could show the progress of the sub setup . Any ideas on how to that ? thx, sharon oknin

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1st June 2004, 12:06	#2
Joost Verburg NSIS MUI Dev Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,717	The easiest solution is to let these other setups display a progressbar. If you can't modify them there is no way to retrieve their progress.

1st June 2004, 13:01	#3
soknin Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10	Hi , Thanks for the replay . I can modify them , and it's sounds like a good idea . What i'll try to do is to set a switch for the setup , but do you know how can i show only a progress bar (or a small window showing a progress bar) ? I'm using the MUI gui for all setups , and when using this switch i would like to show only INSTFILES page , but not with the MUI gui . What i mean is that smaller setup would be in top of main setup , and i would like smaller setup to show a small window , showing the progress , and still able to see main setup . sharon oknin

1st June 2004, 15:20	#4
Joost Verburg NSIS MUI Dev Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,717	You can use the Banner plug-in to display texts. If you want a real progress bar create a custom UI or a plug-in like Banner.

1st June 2004, 21:41	#5
Shea Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 39	Someone made aLoadingBar UI that just shows a loaing bar and comments. Search the forum and the archive to find it or I'll post a link later.