Hi Bevan Weiss, Thank you for the information.
My UI looks as in the link.... ListViewDlg.JPG<https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx3lIuciPpX5anZzRkJUckFPUlU/edit?usp=drive_web> Please help me to create this... On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Bevan Weiss <kaize...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Instantiating the ListView is easy > > <Control Id="ListView1" Property="ListViewProperty" Type="ListView" > X="SomeX" Y="WhyNot?" Width="wide" Height="short" Sorted="yes"> > <ListView Property="ListViewProperty"> > <!-- If we will be populating this dynamically nothing to put here.. > --> > </ListView> > </Control> > > <EnsureTable Id="ListView" /> > > We use the EnsureTable since otherwise it might not be included in the MSI > if it doesn't contain anything... but we need it to exist so that we can > update it dynamically later. > Might not actually be needed (since it's referenced with the Control), but > it doesn't hurt to include it. > > > Then the custom action would be something like... (in C# because it's my > current favourite language) > ... do stuff to get the thingsYouWant > Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.View lView = > session.Database.OpenView("SELECT * FROM ListView"); > lView.Execute(); > int iOrder = 1; > foreach(Thing thing in thingsYouWant) > { > try > { > Record lRecord = session.Database.CreateRecord(5); > lRecord.SetString(1, "ListViewProperty"); > lRecord.SetInteger(2, iOrder); > lRecord.SetString(3, thing.HashCode()); // we use the hashcode, because > then we can easily find what they selected... use something else if it's > more appropriate > lRecord.SetString(4, thing. ToString()); // or thing.Name + " - " + > thing.No + " - " + thing.pincode > // lRecord.SetXXX(5) we leave this as null, unless we have put some > icons into the binary table.. then we would populate this with the binary > table identifier > iOrder++; > > lView.Modify(ViewModifyMode.InsertTemporary, lRecord); > } > catch > { > continue; > } > } > > This is how to add items to the ListView controls dynamically. > Hopefully it's helpful for someone... > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 16:59:31 +0530 > From: ak m <wixak...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ListView Creation > > Thank you for the information.. > > Could you please provide any example on how to create the columns on Wix UI > and add values at run time? > > I need to have 3 columns with Name, No, pincode, > > Thanks in Advance... > > > On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Bevan Weiss <kaize...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Attachments get stripped from this list, you will need to provide a > > URL or some other such link to a hosted image. > > > > A ListView only really has two particular pieces of useful information > > for each 'row', that being a Value, and an item of Display. > > If you want more columns then perhaps you need to rethink the way > > you're going about the data. > > > > You could create your own custom table in the MSI and have a unique ID > > as one of the fields. > > This unique ID is then the 'Value' from the ListView to allow the > > selection of an entire row of data from your custom table. > > > > If you want to display all the columns to the user, then what you > > probably want to do is concatenate the various fields together and > > call this the 'item of Display'. > > > > > > Both options can be done using WiX, the first will likely require a > > custom action however, to retrieve the data from the custom table. > > If the second is using some dynamic data source then it will probably > > also require a custom action. If the data will always be static, then > > it is just dependent on what you type into the XML for the ListView > > table. > > > > > > Regards, > > Bevan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics > Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
