Installation Packages [MM3]

[gege]

trixmoto,
have you already tried to create an installation pack whose Install.ini contains more than nine [Copy] sections? (Think about MonkeyRok for MM3 )

It looks like extensions installation routine can't manage more than nine files to be copied
If an Install.ini contains, say, twelve [Copy] sections, the last three will be ignored...

Can you confirm this?

[trixmoto]

I'll give it a go but if it happens for you, it probably will for me to!

[nohitter151]

If you email it to me I'll take a look, but I've not tried a skin one yet so I'm not sure if I can help.

A little late but.. thanks for the help Trix!

[RedX]

Small improvement that would make quite a difference is to be able to inform the user that the install failed.

For that the routine under Execute should return an int with 0 = success all else represents a failure.

This would be nice in case you cannot install for some reason and you abort.

ATM the user still gets a box with installation success.

Regards,
Red

[RedX]

What is the format that the xml file has to have so that MM3 is able to update the scripts?

Must the protocol be http or is ftp also fine?

Thx,
Red

[rovingcowboy]

check here maybe it will help.?

http://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index.p ... n_Packages

[RedX]

Nope, asking this because these questions are not answered in the wiki.

[gege]

What is the format that the xml file has to have so that MM3 is able to update the scripts?
Must the protocol be http or is ftp also fine?

Specification hasn't been published yet.
Let's hope the devs do it soon...

[Big_Berny]

Hi,
I've a question: Where do I define the script.ini-entries? Can this be done over that installer?

Big_Berny

[RedX]

Hi,
I've a question: Where do I define the script.ini-entries? Can this be done over that installer?

Big_Berny

Works with any ini file:
For MediaMonkey.ini use the SDB.iniFile object

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'Taken from AlbumArtTagger and Modified for AdvShutdown
Dim inip : inip = SDB.ApplicationPath&"Scripts\Scripts.ini"
	Dim inif : Set inif = SDB.Tools.IniFileByPath(inip)
	If Not (inif Is Nothing) Then
		inif.StringValue("AdvShutdown","Filename") = "Auto\AdvShutdown.vbs"
		inif.StringValue("AdvShutdown","Procname") = "ShutdownUI"
		inif.StringValue("AdvShutdown","Order") = "99"
		inif.StringValue("AdvShutdown","DisplayName") = "Advanced Shutdown"
		inif.StringValue("AdvShutdown","Description") = "Shuts down PC after some time with more options"
		inif.StringValue("AdvShutdown","Language") = "VBScript"
		inif.StringValue("AdvShutdown","ScriptType") = "0"
		inif.StringValue("AdvShutdown","Shortcut") = "Ctr+Shift+s"
		SDB.RefreshScriptItems
	End If

To Remove when uninstalling:

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Dim inip : inip = SDB.ApplicationPath&"Scripts\Scripts.ini"
Dim inif : Set inif = SDB.Tools.IniFileByPath(inip)
If Not (inif Is Nothing) Then
  inif.DeleteSection("AdvShutdown")
  SDB.RefreshScriptItems
End If

Regards, Red

[gege]

OK, RedX, you were faster than me, but I'll put my answer, anyway

Big_Berny, first you need to put a section like this in your install.ini:

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[Execute]
File=Install.vbs
Function=Install()

Then, you need to create an Install.vbs like this:

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Sub Install()

  'You can use this to create the entry in Scripts.ini
  Dim inipath : inipath = SDB.ApplicationPath&"Scripts\Scripts.ini"
  Dim ini : Set ini = SDB.Tools.IniFileByPath(inipath)
  If Not (ini Is Nothing) Then
    ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","Filename") = "YourScript.vbs"
    ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","Procname") = "YourScript"
    ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","Order") = "30"
    ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","DisplayName") = "Your script menu item..."
    ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","Description") = "Your script description"
    ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","Language") = "VBScript"
    ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","ScriptType") = "0"    
  End If
  SDB.RefreshScriptItems


  'And this can be used to store default settings for your script during install
  Set ini = SDB.IniFile
  If Not (ini Is Nothing) Then
    'We define default settings only if they do not exist in ini file yet
    If ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","ShowSomething") = "" Then 
       ini.BoolValue("YourScriptSection","ShowSomething") = False
	  End If
	  
    If ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","DoThat") = "" Then 
       ini.BoolValue("YourScriptSection","DoThat") = True
    End If
    
    If ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","SomeStringValue") = "" Then 
       ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","SomeStringValue") = "Blah"
    End If
    
    If ini.StringValue("YourScriptSection","SomeNumericalValue") = "" Then 
       ini.IntValue("YourScriptSection","SomeNumericalValue") = 8
    End If 
   End If

End Sub

[Big_Berny]

Thanks!

A little question about your solution, gege:
Do I have to copy this Install.vbs somewhere (for example to the scripts-folder= or can it just be party of the 'zip'-file?

[gege]

A little question about your solution, gege:
Do I have to copy this Install.vbs somewhere (for example to the scripts-folder= or can it just be party of the 'zip'-file?

You just need to put it in the root of your zip file.

[Big_Berny]

Thanks!

But do you all have the problem that in Vista UAC has to be disabled to install a script with that installer? I used the standard scripts from the wiki...

[rovingcowboy]

just got word that all skins for mm 3 SHOULD be in an install package. it was said should be, meaning that it might be alright not to be in one.

so i took it that it was a good idea to make them for the skins.

now i'll need to read this and figure out how to make one.
so i go to the wiki and found there are two ways of doing it.
via the ini,
or the vbs.

so which is the best way and why do i need to use the code in the above that is a reply to big berny?

and why can't i just use my zip programs abilty to make zip exe programs that will remember the path to load the file in?