How to create custom dialog boxes using the Web Setup Project in Visual Studio 2010

Muhammad Imran Saleem

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A step by step walk through of creating custom dialog boxes and adding them to your web setup projects.

CustomAction_Code.zip
- CustomAction
  - bin
    - Debug
      - CustomAction.dll
      - CustomAction.pdb
      - CustomWindow.exe
      - CustomWindow.pdb
  - CustomAction.cs
  - CustomAction.csproj
  - obj
    - Debug
      - CustomAction.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
      - CustomAction.dll
      - CustomAction.pdb
      - DesignTimeResolveAssemblyReferencesInput.cache
      - ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
      - TempPE
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
- CustomWindow
  - bin
    - Debug
      - CustomWindow.exe
      - CustomWindow.pdb
      - CustomWindow.vshost.exe
      - CustomWindow.vshost.exe.manifest
  - CustomWindow.csproj
  - Form1.cs
  - Form1.Designer.cs
  - Form1.resx
  - obj
    - x86
      - Debug
        
        CustomWindow.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        CustomWindow.exe
        
        CustomWindow.Form1.resources
        
        CustomWindow.pdb
        
        CustomWindow.Properties.Resources.resources
        
        DesignTimeResolveAssemblyReferences.cache
        
        DesignTimeResolveAssemblyReferencesInput.cache
        
        GenerateResource.read.1.tlog
        
        GenerateResource.write.1.tlog
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
- MyInstaller
  - Debug
    - MyInstaller.msi
    - setup.exe
  - MyInstaller.vdproj
  - Release
- MySite.sln
- MySite
  - About.aspx
  - About.aspx.cs
  - About.aspx.designer.cs
  - Account
    - ChangePassword.aspx
    - ChangePassword.aspx.cs
    - ChangePassword.aspx.designer.cs
    - ChangePasswordSuccess.aspx
    - ChangePasswordSuccess.aspx.cs
    - ChangePasswordSuccess.aspx.designer.cs
    - Login.aspx
    - Login.aspx.cs
    - Login.aspx.designer.cs
    - Register.aspx
    - Register.aspx.cs
    - Register.aspx.designer.cs
    - Web.config
  - App_Data
  - bin
    - MySite.dll
    - MySite.pdb
  - Default.aspx
  - Default.aspx.cs
  - Default.aspx.designer.cs
  - Global.asax
  - Global.asax.cs
  - MySite.csproj
  - MySite.csproj.user
  - obj
    - Debug
      - DesignTimeResolveAssemblyReferencesInput.cache
      - MySite.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
      - MySite.dll
      - MySite.pdb
      - TempPE
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - Scripts
    - jquery-1.4.1.js
    - jquery-1.4.1.min.js
    - jquery-1.4.1-vsdoc.js
  - Site.Master
  - Site.Master.cs
  - Site.Master.designer.cs
  - Styles
    - Site.css
  - Web.config
  - Web.Debug.config
  - Web.Release.config


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00
# Visual Studio 2010
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MySite", "MySite\MySite.csproj", "{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "CustomWindow", "CustomWindow\CustomWindow.csproj", "{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "CustomAction", "CustomAction\CustomAction.csproj", "{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}"
EndProject
Project("{54435603-DBB4-11D2-8724-00A0C9A8B90C}") = "MyInstaller", "MyInstaller\MyInstaller.vdproj", "{16927434-91A9-44DB-A295-4CF93CB01D54}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Debug|Mixed Platforms = Debug|Mixed Platforms
		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
		Release|Mixed Platforms = Release|Mixed Platforms
		Release|x86 = Release|x86
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{24FDC8FD-2ED4-44E1-91D6-5E3FCA881BD7}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{D4F13615-5C52-4041-998E-6C9463F45DC4}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{D210D626-477B-4184-BB90-4DC0C3C6E089}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{16927434-91A9-44DB-A295-4CF93CB01D54}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug
		{16927434-91A9-44DB-A295-4CF93CB01D54}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug
		{16927434-91A9-44DB-A295-4CF93CB01D54}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug
		{16927434-91A9-44DB-A295-4CF93CB01D54}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release
		{16927434-91A9-44DB-A295-4CF93CB01D54}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release
		{16927434-91A9-44DB-A295-4CF93CB01D54}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Written By

Muhammad Imran Saleem

Software Developer Ciklum Pakistan

Pakistan

My name is Imran and I have been in software development since 2007, I am working on Microsoft Technologies and specializing in web based technologies like ASP.NET with SQL Server and WCF. I have worked on .Net Framework 2.0, 3.5 and 4.0, SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008.

I also have great admiration for different open source projects such as Python and DJango.

How to create custom dialog boxes using the Web Setup Project in Visual Studio 2010

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