Hi David
Thanks very much for your help. I agree with you that is the reason and it
seems only the bootstrap can resolve it.
I will try your script later.
Regards!
2010/10/21 David Amey <da...@creative-engine.co.uk>
> Hi,
>
> I struggled with this concept a month back when I first started.
>
> You would want to use a bootstrapping tool (I use autoit) in order to apply
> the transform to the installer, instead of having a dialog within wix. As
> the transform happens at the launch of the msi.
> Below is some example code that you can compile in autoit, which I have
> created for this very purpose:
>
> ------------------------
> #cs
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> AutoIt Version: 3.3.6.1
> Author: David Amey
>
> Script Function:
> language selector utility to apply transform to msi, and add lcid
> value in registry.
>
> #ce
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ; Script Start - Add your code below here
>
> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
> #include <WindowsConstants.au3>
>
> Opt('MustDeclareVars',1)
>
> Global $productName = "Enter a name here"
> Global $install, $cancel, $lang, $selected
>
> languageSelector()
>
> Func languageSelector()
>
> Local $msg
> GUICreate($productName,300, 110)
> ;textBox
> GUICtrlCreateLabel("Please select the language you would like to
> install",10,10)
> ;combo box
> $lang = GUICtrlCreateCombo("",15,40,180)
> ;the "|" character enables you to list the languages in the combo
> box. the third element is the default selection for the combo box
> GUICtrlSetData(-1,"English - UK|English -
> US|French|Italian","English - US")
> ;install button
> $install = GUICtrlCreateButton("Install",180,80,50)
> ;cancel button
> $cancel = GUICtrlCreateButton("Cancel",240,80,50)
>
> GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
>
> While 1
> $msg = GUIGetMsg()
>
> Select
> Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
> Exit
> Case $msg = $install
> $selected = GUICtrlRead($lang)
> lcid()
> Exit
> Case $msg = $cancel
> Exit
> EndSelect
> WEnd
> GUIDelete()
> EndFunc
>
> ;translates selected language into correct lcid value which is stored in
> registry (you may need as well)
> Func lcid()
> ;there is prob a better way to do this translation process,
> Local $code
> ;dont currently have en-gb.mst
> If $selected = "English - UK" Then
> $selected = "2057"
> $code = "en-gb"
> ElseIf $selected = "English - US" Then
> $selected = "1033"
> ElseIf $selected = "French" Then
> $selected = "1036"
> $code = "fr-fr"
> ElseIf $selected = "Italian" Then
> $selected = "1040"
> $code = "it-it"
> EndIf
>
> ;enters the lcid value in the registry.
>
>
> RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\YourInstaller","lcid","REG_SZ",$selected)
> ;--if the selected language isn’t us English then it will apply a
> transform, if not, then it won't need a transform applied to it.
> if $selected <> "1033" Then
> RunWait('msiexec TRANSFORMS="' & @ScriptDir &
> '\'&$code&'.MST" /i"' & @ScriptDir & '\YourInstaller.msi"')
> Else
> ShellExecute(@ScriptDir & '\YourInstaller.msi')
> EndIf
>
> EndFunc
> ------------------------------------- end of code
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lxy.su...@gmail.com [mailto:lxy.su...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 21 October 2010 10:07
> To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] [Multiple- languanges support] Combox and
> TRANSFORMSissues
>
> Hi,
> I am a new commer of Wix and now I am trying to use a ComBox to support
> multiple languages when displaying the installer wizard.
> The value user choose can be passed to the property I set, but the issues
> is that how can I change the public property -TRANSFORMS to the .mst file I
> just choose?
>
> Is anyone have a better solution to do that?
>
> Thanks!
> Ps, I have already embeded the mst file into the msi, and the combox
> samples are as follows:
>
> *<**ComboBox Property="*TRANSFORMS *"**>*
>
> *<**ListItem Text="English" Value=":en-us.mst" />*
> **
>
> *<ListItem Text="Spanish" Value=":es-es.mst"** />*
>
> *<**ListItem Text="Japanese" Value="jp-jp.mst"** />*
>
> *</**ComboBox>*
> **
>
> <Dialog Id="LanguageChooseDialog" Height="97" Width="217" Title="Installer
> Language" NoMinimize="yes">
>
> *<**Control Id="LanguageChooseComboBox" Type="ComboBox" X="52" Y="48"
> Width= "156" Height="10" ComboList="yes" Property="***TRANSFORMS ***"
> Sorted="no"
> RightToLeft="yes"**>*
>
> *<**Text>English</Text**>*
>
> *</**Control**>*
>
>
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