Install Program chooser

[Foxen]

Is it possible to integrate an option every time a program is about to install silently?

Like

ECHO.

ECHO Install DirectX Y/N

If Y:

ECHO Installing DirectX 9.0b...

ECHO Please wait...

start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\DirextX\DX9NTopk.exe

I know the above code isn't right!

Hope you know what I mean...

[evilvoice]

personally, if you wanted a simple chooser, I would use cmd files...

ECHO OFF
set /p directx=Do you want to install DirectX 9.0b?
set /p wmp9=Do you want to install WMP9?
if %directx%==y %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\DirextX\DX9NTopk.exe
if %wmp9%==y %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\WMP\WMP9.exe
set directx=
set wmp9=

its not silent, and im not sure about file names, but this is just an example

[Foxen]

personally, if you wanted a simple chooser, I would use cmd files...

Is there an easier way?

Any link about how to do that? I'm n00bish about this stuff.

ECHO OFF
set /p directx=Do you want to install DirectX 9.0b?
set /p wmp9=Do you want to install WMP9?
if %directx%==y %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\DirextX\DX9NTopk.exe
if %wmp9%==y %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\WMP\WMP9.exe
set directx=
set wmp9=

Leave blank after set directx=?

[MCT]

this site has alot of good examples on batch:

http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

regards

[evilvoice]

when your done...use

set directx=

and leave it blank...this removes the variable from your system...and I just use directx because its what you used...try to make sure whatever variable you attach to set is only 8 characters (simpler) and then at the end use the blank set command, but dont forget to change directx to whatever variable you attach to your program.

[Foxen]

It worked great!

I have:

ECHO.
ECHO Starting installation of Applications


ECHO OFF
set /p java=Do you want to install Java?
set /p directx=Do you want to install DirectX?
set /p msnm=Do you want to install Messenger?
set /p hotfix=Do you want to install Hotfixes?
if %java%==y start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Java\j2re-1_4_2_04-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v"/qn ADDLOCAL=jrecore IEXPLORER=1"
if %directx%==y start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\DirectX\DX9NTopk.exe
if %msnm%==y start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi /QB
if %hotfix%==y start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Hotfixes\hotfix.exe /passive /norestart /o /n
set java=
set directx=
set msnm=
set hotfix=

And after answering y for every question it installed only the desired programs.

Very useful when creating a DVD and put all the programs in it without having to install them all.

Thanx!

[evilvoice]

cool...glad its working for you

[MR. Kuma]

nice code!!

thinkX a lot man!~