Launch Readme with Installation (Windows Installer)

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mattmayo@gmail.com - 01 Jun 2005 19:05 GMT

How do you launch a readme file on the finishedform dialog box using a
setup project created in visual studio. I am having trouble with the
vb custom action script. I cannot figure out what type to use, no
matter which I try I always get an error and the script does not
execute accordingly.

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mattmayo@gmail.com - 01 Jun 2005 23:02 GMT

I figured it out by entering the following into the custom action
table:
ReadmeLauncher 226 SystemFolder notepad.exe [TARGETDIR]readme.txt

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Phil Wilson - 02 Jun 2005 16:12 GMT

VS has a ReadMe dialog yu can add to the user interface - you don't need a
custom action.

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Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]

> How do you launch a readme file on the finishedform dialog box using a
> setup project created in visual studio. I am having trouble with the
> vb custom action script. I cannot figure out what type to use, no
> matter which I try I always get an error and the script does not
> execute accordingly.

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