Summary

Synopsis

InstallScript does not have any built-in methods to hide or move a dialog control programmatically. The controls need to be modified in the Dialogs view. To modify the controls programmatically during runtime, the Windows APIs WinSubShowWindow and MoveWindow function can be used.

Discussion

1. Get the handle to the dialog. This is done using the CmdGethwndDlg function:

   hwndDlg = CmdGetHwndDlg( szDlg );

   Where hwndDlg is a variable defined as a handle, and szDlg is the dialog on which the desired control appears.

2. Get the handle to the control that will be used later. This is done with the GetDlgItem command:

   hCtrl = GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, SD_RADIO_COMPACT);
   

3. Use the function that hides the control. This is done using the ShowWindow function. The following is a sample:

   nResult = ShowWindow(hCtrl, SW_HIDE);

   In the function, the first parameter used is the handle to the dialog you received in Step 2. The second parameter is the constant that is defined for you that states to hide the control.

Additional Information

For more information on the functions used in this article, see InstallShield Help Library topics CmdGetHwndDlg and ShowWindow and the MSDN article GetDlgItem.
Information on the MoveWindow function.