WPI from CD?

[buzzman2005]

Hey everyone i seem to be having the same issues as descibed in this forum.... post # 19 to be exact

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My directory structure is as follows:

%cdrom%\WPI

\SOFTWARE

\APP1\

\APP2\

etc

I get the same problems as NJDOUGLAS ... it seems that the wpi.cmd settign the current directory screws everythign up...... so that instead of the app's location being %cdrom%\software\app1 it becomes %cdrom%\wpi\software\app1 and then windows can not find it obviously....

anyone know how to fix this?

Dave

for reference heres my wpi.cmd

@ECHO OFF

REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have a file to identify in its root (like WIN51 or WPI.ico).
for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\win51 set CDROM=%%i:
echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM%

REM Determine the WPI startup path. 
REM if wpi should run off the cd the replace %~dp0 with %cdrom%.
set wpipath=%CDROM%

REM Force resolution to needed size for wpi interface.
--start %wpipath%\common\VideoChanger.exe 1280x1024x32@85 -q

REM Hide this command window.
"%wpipath%\common\cmdow.exe" @ /hid

REM Font installation - the smooth and customizable way.
start /wait %wpipath%\common\fonts\fontinstaller.exe

REM Special registry tweak needed.
regedit /s "%wpipath%\common\wpi.reg"

REM Make WPI directory the current directory.
for /f "delims=: tokens=1" %%i in ("%wpipath%") do %%i:
cd "%wpipath%"

REM Start WPI and wait for its end
start /wait WPI.hta

cdswitch EN_WINXPMCE2 /r:/wpi/wpi.cmd

exit

:end

Edited July 25, 2005 by buzzman2005

[Sonic]

You must edit the "marker" file location in generate.js

By default WPI search for WPI.ico , so change it to a file which is present in root of your cd (%cdrom%\file.ext)

You must change "marker" file twice at line 62 and 75.

Example:

function FindCDRom()
{
	position = "generate.js";
	var i, li;
	if (foundCDdrv) return cddrv;
	li = GetCDRomDriveLetters();
  for (i=0; i<li.length; i++)
  {
 	 if (FileExists(li[i]+'\\YourNewMarkerFile.Ext'))
 	 {     
    cddrv = li[i];
    debug("Found CDROM as drive " + cddrv,1,2);
 	 }
  }
  
  if (cddrv=="")
  {
 	 a = fso.GetAbsolutePathName(".");
 	 while (a.length>=3)
 	 {
    //debug("Trying ... " + a, 1);
    if (FileExists(a+'\\YourNewMarkerFile.Ext'))
    {
   	 cddrv=a;
   	 debug("Found CDROM as folder " + cddrv,1,2);
   	 break;
    }
    if (a.length==3) break;
    a = a + "\\..";
 	 a = fso.GetAbsolutePathName(a);
 	 }
  }

Edited July 26, 2005 by sonic