Incroyable HULK Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 Maybe I am not in the right section of the forum but here is my question:I'd like to launch my Unattended Installation of Office 2003 from a HTML page.if I try the following it won't work<a href="SETUP.EXE TRANSFORM=Unattended.MST /qb-">Office 2003</a>So how should I do it?
prathapml Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 is the HTML and setup.exe in the same folder?It may not be working, since the working folder of your HTML might be different.And since you've anyway started on this path, let me tell you of some more nice possibilities:1. Rename the .html to .hta - that makes it a HTML application that runs without a browser-like toolbar, etc. (useful to have a "pro" looking autorun).2. Setup an autorun.inf in the root of the CD, which will run this HTA file.
Incroyable HULK Posted November 25, 2004 Author Posted November 25, 2004 Yes it is in the same folder. If I do this simple test it works properly:<a href="SETUP.EXE">Office 2003</a>for the clean look, I am using Discstarter 2.0 wich allow me to launch my HTML file and control a lot of parameter.
Yzöwl Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 have you tried it with something like <a href="file:///drive letter:/Path/setup.exe...........">Descriptive title</a>
Incroyable HULK Posted November 25, 2004 Author Posted November 25, 2004 I've tried:<a href="file:///SETUP.EXE TRANSFORM=Unattended.MST /qb-">Office 2003</a>It doesn't work P.S. I don't want to use an absolute path
BritishBulldog Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 I am not sure but maybe you should try this as HTML does noe like spaces.<a href="SETUP.EXE%20TRANSFORM=Unattended.MST%20/qb-">Office 2003</a>
Incroyable HULK Posted November 25, 2004 Author Posted November 25, 2004 @BritishBulldogNice guess but it doesn't work
BritishBulldog Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 have you tried this, as this is what dreamweaver give me if the html and the exe are in the same directory<a href="/SETUP.EXE%20TRANSFORM=Unattended.MST%20/qb-">Office 2003</a>
Incroyable HULK Posted November 25, 2004 Author Posted November 25, 2004 nope... still doesn't want to cooperate!I think it would require double quote or something like that (from my RunOnceEx experience) but I am not too familiar with those.
Yzöwl Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 <a href=%22%2F%53%45%54%55%50%2E%45%58%45%20%54%52%41%4E%53%46%4F%52%4D%3D%55%6E%61%74%74%65%6E%64%65%64%2E%4D%53%54%20%2F%71%62%2D%22>Office 2003</a>
Incroyable HULK Posted November 25, 2004 Author Posted November 25, 2004 @Yzöwl Sorry! no luck with this one either
Yzöwl Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 What about just creating a shortcut with the parameters /switches, put that on the cd along with your html and launch it instead of the exe?
Incroyable HULK Posted November 25, 2004 Author Posted November 25, 2004 I will try it if I have no other option.Using your technique or a batch file would simply make it harder to maintain because it would require an external file for every HTML links.I am planning to put a link for every programs and drivers installers on my Unattended Windows CD.I will also check if there is a possibility with JavaScript embedded in HTML
Incroyable HULK Posted November 26, 2004 Author Posted November 26, 2004 Ok, I think it works properly with javascript...<html><body><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">var a = "SETUP.EXE TRANSFORM=Unattended.MST /qb-";var b = "SP1-Client.exe /Q:A /R:N";document.write("<a href=" + a + ">Office Pro 2003</a><br />");document.write("<a href=" + b + ">Service Pack 1</a>");</script></body></html>BUT I would prefer plain HTML...
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