Understanding the Edit Actions Settings Panel: A Comprehensive Guide

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Edit Action Properties Dialog

This dialog allows you to specify a status message that will be displayed in the progress dialog box. The text displayed contains the description of the custom action and optionally can contain formatted data returned from the executing action. This message is also written in the log file generated during the installation.

Description

Edit the text which is displayed in the progress dialog box, or written in the log file when the action is executing. You can localize this value.

Template

A format template which is used to format action data records to display during action execution (if the custom action returns some data). You can localize this value.

These fields are of Formatted Type and can be edited using Smart Edit Control . You can insert a reference to a file, folder or property.

Action text is displayed only for custom actions that are sequenced as deferred between the_InstallInitialize_ (Preparing action group) and_InstallFinalize actions_ (Finish Execution action group).

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