Customize Titles and Captions on Self-Extracting EXE Dialogs

Customize titles and captions on all self-extracting EXE dialogs.

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import sys
import chilkat

zip = chilkat.CkZip()

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = zip.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print zip.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Initialize the zip object.  Because we're creating
#  a self-extracting EXE in this example, the filename
#  passed to NewZip will never actually be created.
success = zip.NewZip("notUsed.zip")
if (success != True):
    print zip.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Append a directory tree.  The AppendFiles does
#  not read the file contents or append them to the zip
#  object in memory.  It simply appends references
#  to the files so that when WriteExe (or WriteZipAndClose,
#  or WriteZip, etc.) is called, the files are compressed
#  and added to the archive.
recurse = True
zip.AppendFiles("c:/temp/a/*",recurse)

#  The zip.ExeTitle and zip.ExeUnzipCaption properties can be
#  set to customize the title and caption for the main dialog
#  presented by the self-extracting EXE.
#  A new method (SetExeConfigParam) provides the ability
#  to set the titles and captions for all dialogs:
zip.SetExeConfigParam("MainTitle","This is the main title")
zip.SetExeConfigParam("MainCaption","This is the main caption")

#  A finish notification dialog is displayed if the
#  ExeFinishNotifier property is set:
zip.put_ExeFinishNotifier(True)
zip.SetExeConfigParam("FinTitle","This is the finish notifier title")
zip.SetExeConfigParam("FinCaption","This is the finish notifier caption")

#  A password challenge dialog is shown if the EXE is encrypted.
zip.put_Encryption(4)
zip.put_EncryptKeyLength(128)
zip.SetPassword("test")
zip.SetExeConfigParam("PwTitle","This is the pasword dialog title")
zip.SetExeConfigParam("PwCaption","This is the password dialog caption")

#  During the EXE self-extract, a progress dialog is displayed *if* the main dialog
#  is suppressed. In this example, the main dialog is not suppressed, so the
#  progress dialog is not displayed.  (A progress bar shows in the main dialog during
#  EXE extract.)
#  If a progress dialog was displayed, this is how the title and caption would be customized:
zip.SetExeConfigParam("ProgressTitle","This is the progress dialog title")
zip.SetExeConfigParam("ProgressCaption","This is the progress dialog caption")

#  Write "mySfx.exe"
success = zip.WriteExe("mySfx.exe")
if (success != True):
    print zip.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

print "EXE Created!"