This tab of the Action Properties dialog configures the actual logic of a user action.

 

Action type: Specifies how the action is implemented (either as script code or a COM component implementing the ICustomAction interface).

 

Script language: Specifies the script language for script actions.  Use the Script Editor button to enter or edit the action script code that will be executed when a step for the action is built.  The action code is implemented in a vbld_BuildStep function, and the return value of this function is used to indicate the success/failure build status of the action.  For VBScript, Jscript, and PerlScript languages, the vbld_BuildStep method's signature will be created automatically; for other languages, create the method signature using the syntax for that language.

 

ProgID: The programmatic identifier for component actions.

 

Temporary macros created by the action: This defines a list of temporary macros (and their descriptions) that the action creates when built.  The macros in this list will be included in the Insert Macro dialog.