Hidenori Yamanishi

Hidenori Yamanishi is a senior software engineer at Flexera. He has more than 10 years of experience working on the InstallShield product line in roles that have ranged from software development to Japanese localization. Some of Hidenori's contributions to InstallShield include developing and maintaining features such as the SQL Scripts, Text File Changes, and Component Services views, as well as the Visual Studio Deployment Project Import Wizard.

Recent Posts by Hidenori Yamanishi

Calling a Function in a DLL from a Wizard Page or Window in a Suite Installation

In Suite installations, InstallShield lets you define actions that an end user triggers when using some of the various wizard interface controls. If you need to perform an action in your Suite installation that is not natively supported by InstallShield, you can create an action that calls a function from a .dll file. This .dll file can perform any function that you require, such as verifying a serial number. The first step in creating an action …

December 29, 2011 Hidenori Yamanishi

Tips for Using the SQLBrowse Dialog

Here’s a great tip for using the SQLBrowse Dialog: When you add connections in the SQL Scripts view in InstallShield, your installation displays the SQLLogin dialog at run-time. When end users click the Browse button next to the target server field on the dialog, the SQLBrowse dialog opens; this dialog provides a list of available servers on local and network machines. Sometimes the SQLBrowse dialog provides a shorter list of servers than o…

February 14, 2011 Hidenori Yamanishi