Step by step to create addon?

[HowdyDoody]

Can anyone give me a step by step to create an addon for a file that must be extracted?

[ricktendo]

You have to be more specific than that

What type of installer?

EDIT: Oh i think you mean a zipped program.

Edited October 30, 2008 by ricktendo64

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Does the file HAVE to be extracted?

xcopy "source" "destination"

Usually works well

[HowdyDoody]

Any file that has to be extracted and then click setup. It could be a zip or exe.

See? I don't know what you mean by xcopy, etc. That's why I asked for a "step by step" instruction. Where do I use this 'xcopy' within WPI?

[HowdyDoody]

I guess nobody knows how to do it.

[HowdyDoody]

I finally figured out how to get it installed, but not unattended.

Thanks for your help.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

OK here goes:

1 - if it is a rar sfx file you can simply use the /s switch

2 - if it is a reg\serial key then do this:

commandline1 = XCOPY %wpipath%\Install\adobe.exe %programfiles%\Program\

I just tested this out on the latest version and it copied the file just fine... (Of course you'll need to extract it from your current package first)

Edited November 1, 2008 by Kelsenellenelvian

[HowdyDoody]

This is the way I did it with Partition Magic, wick is a ZIP file:

I created a sub folder in WPI called Extracted.

I extracted the file to that folder.

In the box next to command, I put "%wpipath%\ExtractedFiles\Setup\setup.exe"

It did install, but not unattended.

I am using 7.1.1. I guess that's the current version.

I just tried a few more programs, but all I get is "it can't be saved".

Edited November 1, 2008 by HowdyDoody

[HowdyDoody]

OK here goes:

1 - if it is a rar sfx file you can simply use the /s switch

2 - if it is a reg\serial key then do this:

commandline1 = XCOPY %wpipath%\Install\adobe.exe %programfiles%\Program\

I just tested this out on the latest version and it copied the file just fine... (Of course you'll need to extract it from your current package first)

I'm not sure we're on the same page. I'm trying to install Adobe Reader, and it says it installed, but it didn't. I tried it your way.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

HMMMMMMMMMMMmmmm

Is it a prebuilt silent installer or the actual adobe installation package?

If it is a prebuilt installation package then just run the darned thing without switches.

If it is the istaller straight from the adone site then it requirs advanced, very odd switches. (Look in the application installs section of this forum for the answer)

Please tell me where you got this package from...