inno-setupinno-setup-v6

How to line break in StatusMsg in InnoSetup?

Filename: "{app}\program.exe"; Parameters: -d; \
  StatusMsg: "How to put line break after this sentence? This sentence should be on new line."; \
  Flags: runascurrentuser;

I tried + #13#10 + and %n but they didn't worked.

Solution

  • The status message line has one line only (so while you can insert a new line into the message, the second line won't show).

    The second line is reserved for a file name (when files are being installed).

    You can abuse the file name line like this:

    [Run]
Filename: "{app}\program.exe"; Parameters: "-d"; \
  StatusMsg: "How to put line break after this sentence?"; Flags: runascurrentuser; \
  BeforeInstall: SetFileName('This sentence should be on new line.'); \
  AfterInstall: SetFileName('')

    [Code]

procedure SetFileName(FileName: string);
begin
  WizardForm.FilenameLabel.Caption := FileName;
end;

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    Another (more complicated) option would be to temporarily make status line higher (multi-line).