Command Reference

Custom

This Custom tab is where you can set the following screen-specific options:

Instructions

Text:

The text that will appear on the screen as instructions or information. It will appear just below the top banner and just above anything else on the screen.

Serial Number

Prompt above serial number entry field:

The is the text that will appear directly above the Serial Number field.

Store the serial number in variable:

This variable will store the last serial number that the user enters in the Serial Number field.

This allows you to write the user's serial number out to the Registry or use it later on in the installation process.

Show this message if validation fails:

If the user enters an incorrect serial number this message will be displayed.

Usually this should say something like: "You have entered an invalid serial number. Please try again."

Serial number must be in list:

Choose the list of valid serial numbers for this screen. The serial number that the user enters will only be considered valid if it is found in this list.

You can create and edit your serial number lists by using the Serial Number tab of the General design dialog.

Maximum number of attempts:

The number of times that the user will be allowed to enter an invalid serial number in the Serial Number field before the install will abort. For example, if you enter "3" in this field, a user entering an incorrect password will only be shown the Show this message if validation fails message twice; on the third failed attempt, the installer will abort.