Indeed. It automatically handles all the internal message states. It's also right because the message will be routed to an external UI handler (like Burn) and be done correctly.
Lots of things start working when done the right way. <smile/> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Hoover, Jacob <jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com>wrote: > And it's the "right" way because session.Message shouldn't display a modal > dialog if you are running in a silent mode. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 3:43 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Any ideas on how to solve MessageBox focus, can > be lost (using Custom Action DLL) > > Classification: Public > Oops sorry should have read the chain... > > When calling MessageBox.Show(blah); it is not Modal to the MSI Using > session.Message(InstallMessage.User Blah); is modal to the MSI > > This worked for me and solved MessageBox not being modal to the MSI so I > am happy with using this... > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] > Sent: March-25-13 4:30 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Any ideas on how to solve MessageBox focus, can > be lost (using Custom Action DLL) > > Classification: Public > I use the Session Message, this is in C# I am not sure if you can use > Session... This will create a message box that is Modal to the MSI > > catch (Exception ex) > { > WriteErrorLogInstall(session, "SomeMethod failed: ", ex, > true); // this is a method I wrote to write to the msi log file > if (session != null) > { > session.Message( > InstallMessage.User + (int)MessageBoxIcon.Error > + (int)MessageBoxButtons.OK, > new Record { FormatString = "SomeMethod failed: " > + ex.Message }); > } > > return ActionResult.Failure; > } > > -----Original Message----- > From: gapearce [mailto:mr_gapea...@yahoo.com] > Sent: March-25-13 4:06 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Any ideas on how to solve MessageBox focus, can > be lost (using Custom Action DLL) > > Why is this *the right way*? 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