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How do read and set the value of a checkbox in an InnoSetup wizard page?


I have added a checkbox to the "Additional Tasks" page of an InnoSetup script with

[Tasks]
Name: "StartMenuEntry" ; Description: "Start my app when Windows starts" ; GroupDescription: "Windows Startup"; MinVersion: 4,4; 

I want to initialize this checkbox when the wpSelectTasks page shows, and read the value when the Next button is clicked. I can't work out how to access the checkbox `checked' value.

function NextButtonClick(CurPageID: Integer): Boolean;

var
  SelectTasksPage : TWizardPage ;
  StartupCheckbox : TCheckbox ;

begin
Result := true ;
case CurPageID of

    wpSelectTasks :
        begin
        SelectTasksPage := PageFromID (wpSelectTasks) ;
        StartupCheckbox := TCheckbox (SelectTasksPage... { <== what goes here??? }
        StartupCheckboxState := StartupCheckbox.Checked ;
        end ;
    end ;    
end ;     

Solution

  • The task check boxes are in fact items in the WizardForm.TasksList check list box. If you know their indexes you can access them pretty easily. Note, that the items can be grouped (what is just your case) and each new group takes also one item in that check list box, so for your case the item index will be 1:

    [Setup]
    AppName=TasksList
    AppVersion=1.0
    DefaultDirName={pf}\TasksList
    
    [Tasks]
    Name: "TaskEntry"; Description: "Description"; GroupDescription: "Group";
    
    [code]
    function NextButtonClick(CurPageID: Integer): Boolean;
    begin
      Result := True;
      if CurPageID = wpSelectTasks then
      begin
        if WizardForm.TasksList.Checked[1] then
          MsgBox('First task has been checked.', mbInformation, MB_OK)
        else
          MsgBox('First task has NOT been checked.', mbInformation, MB_OK);
      end;
    end;
    
    procedure CurPageChanged(CurPageID: Integer);
    begin
      if CurPageID = wpSelectTasks then
        WizardForm.TasksList.Checked[1] := False;
    end;
    

    Here is illustrated how the WizardForm.TasksList check list box would looks like when you'd have two tasks with different groups:

    enter image description here

    To access the task check box by its description try the following:

    [Setup]
    AppName=Task List
    AppVersion=1.0
    DefaultDirName={pf}\TasksList
    
    [Tasks]
    Name: "Task"; Description: "Task Description"; GroupDescription: "Group 1";
    
    [code]
    function NextButtonClick(CurPageID: Integer): Boolean;
    var
      Index: Integer;
    begin
      Result := True;
      if CurPageID = wpSelectTasks then
      begin
        Index := WizardForm.TasksList.Items.IndexOf('Task Description');
        if Index <> -1 then
        begin
          if WizardForm.TasksList.Checked[Index] then
            MsgBox('First task has been checked.', mbInformation, MB_OK)
          else
            MsgBox('First task has NOT been checked.', mbInformation, MB_OK);
        end;
      end;
    end;
    
    procedure CurPageChanged(CurPageID: Integer);
    var
      Index: Integer;
    begin
      if CurPageID = wpSelectTasks then
      begin
        Index := WizardForm.TasksList.Items.IndexOf('Task Description');
        if Index <> -1 then    
          WizardForm.TasksList.Checked[Index] := False;
      end;
    end;