SpawnDialog ControlEvent

Windows Installer

SpawnDialog ControlEvent

The SpawnDialog ControlEvent notifies the installer to create a child of a modal dialog box while keeping the present dialog box running.

This event can be published by a PushButton Controlor a SelectionTree control. This event should be authored into the ControlEvent table.

This ControlEvent requires the user interface to be run at the full UI level. This event will not work with a reduced UI or basic UI. For information, see User Interface Levels.

Published By

This ControlEvent is published by the installer.

Argument

A string that is the name of the new dialog box.

Action on Subscribers

None.

Typical Use

A PushButton control on a modal dialog is tied to this event in the ControlEvent table to create a child dialog, such as an "Are you sure you want to cancel?" dialog box.

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