PIDTemplate

Reference information
Applies to Windows Installer
Related topics PIDKEY, ProductID, MaskedEdit control
External links External link Windows Installer documentation

Description

This variable contains the template for the product identification key validation performed by the Windows Installer action ValidateProductID. It is typically linked to a dialog box for user input. For example, the predefined FirstRun dialog box contains a MaskedEdit control CDKeyEdit that uses this variable. See MaskedEdit control for a description of the allowable syntax.

Usage

Usage
How to set You may set a default value for this variable, but it is typically linked to a MaskedEdit control (see above).
How to use Used internally by the Windows Installer action ValidateProductID. You can refer to it as <PIDTemplate> (Tarma native syntax, preferred) or [PIDTemplate] (Windows Installer syntax).