[izpack-users] install pack based on complex conditions (repost)

[Dennis Reil]

Sorry, the second possibility is to show a userinputpanel and creating a
condition based on the variable set by userinputpanel. I put the details
in the answer to your other question regarding the panelcondition.

I really don't know how to get the information out of the oo-Installer.


Am Montag, den 12.03.2007, 08:25 +0000 schrieb E.othman:
> many thanks Denis i appreciate a lot your help and will try your
> solution.
> I would appreciate also the second solution you promised to propose
> for this feature:)
> 
> also Dennis, i wanted to ask if using a processpanel is the best way
> to automate openoffice exe installer?
> well i did that and this is working how ever i have an issue that i
> need to solve:
> 
> if user doesn't have oo and choose to install it then i'm launching
> the oo_instller.exe from izpack process panel .how ever in this way i
> loose all control on the other installation wizard of oo
> installer ..so i wonder how i would know the path the user selected to
> install oo. (i need to save this path in a properties file)
> well if the oo_installer.exe sets some environment variable holding oo
> home folder then i can write a small java class to get this
> variable .but the question : does the oo installer sets some variable
> of that kind ?
> otherwise i don't see how we can know the target oo path .
> what u think ? do you have an idea ?
> 
> 
> Dennis Reil wrote: 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > 
> >   
> > > 1.display a UserInputPanel  asking user if he /she wants to install a 
> > > pack or not (I'm thinking to use check boxes for this: yes and no)
> > > 2. if user decides not to install the pack (checks no); i should ask him 
> > > for the path where this pack is currently installed . then i should 
> > > validate this path (not empty) if path is empty the installation should 
> > > fail (be canceled).if path is correct i should save this path to a 
> > > .properties file.
> > > 3.if user checks yes (decides to install pack ) then i should display a 
> > > ProcessPanel
> > >     
> > 
> > There're two possibilities to solve this problem.
> > 1. a) Use a PackSelectionPanel
> >    b) define a packselectioncondition like this: 
> >        <condition type="packselection" id="pack1selected">
> >             <packid>pack1</packid>
> >        </condition>
> >       and the negated one: (in the current trunk, this is optional)
> >        <condition type="not" id="notpack1selected">
> >              <condition type="ref" refid="pack1selected"/>
> >        </condition>
> >       Note, that there has to be a pack in install.xml with id pack1
> >    c) Use a panelcondition like the following to show the user input
> > panel:
> >       <panelcondition panelid="pack1pathselection"
> > conditionid="notpack1selected" />
> > 
> >       with the current trunk, you can also write:
> >       <panelcondition panelid="pack1pathselection" conditionid="!
> > pack1selected" />
> > 
> > Regards,
> >    Dennis
> > 
> >   
> > > I'm new to izpack and need to implement this feature urgently : it would 
> > > be nice if some one helps me write the xml configuration files to 
> > > implement this feature.
> > > 
> > > your help is greatly appreciated.
> > > 
> > > thanks.
> > > 
> > > othman
> > > 
> > > 
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