Is there any way to display an warning message if the user tries to install my app when the battery level is under 5%? I'm using InstallShield.
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Don't know if Installshield supports this directly, but you could create a autorun menu program that gets run first, that checks battery level, then if its ok, runs setup ?
Nick Haslam
2009-10-20 13:33:27
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There are several .NET-related answers in this SO question. At least the GetSystemPowerStatusEx function could be helpful for you.
schnaader
2009-10-20 13:34:23
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What version, edition of InstallShield and project type are you using? The answer depends, but generally InstallShield can call Win32, COM and Managed API's so it is very doable with a little bit of coding.
I'd wonder if you really want to check at 5% though. Most installs I've seen simply check that you are on line power instead of battery when gating the install. 5% is already pretty low and might now give you much time to do whatever you need.
Christopher Painter
2009-11-02 12:56:25