XPlode Problem

[jasirw]

Hey everyone,

I just started using XPLODE and i must say i absolutely love it but i'm having one problem. Being new to this program it could be something simple, so if anyhone could help i'd greatly appreciate it. Basically the problem is that i can only see one application (that has yet to be installed) at a time. I read through the pdf document and have seen a number of examples but no matter what i do to the <show> tag i cant get more than 1. If anyhone can help i would be truly grateful. Below is a sample of my code:

<XPlode4>
<config>
<display plugin='#XPLODE#\XPlodeGFXInstall.x4d'>
<show total='6' after='3' subcount='false' />
<font face='Tahoma' antialias='true' small='8' large='13' />
<window width='420' height='200' position='8' />
<windowmode mode='GuiRedraw' border='false' />
<colours>
<header x='4' y='4' fore='#FFFFFF' />
<footer x='4' y='180' width='410' fore='#FFFFFF' />
 <progress border='#000000' back='#FFFFFF' fore='#008800' fore2='#00AA00' />  
<main x='16' y='40' width='388' fore='#FFFFFF' current='#FFFF00' description='#FFFFFF' overlay='#FFFFFF22' />
</colours>
</display>
<environment>
<display.title>Installing Software. Please Wait...</display.title>
<display.complete>completed</display.complete>
</environment>
</config>
<items>
<item>
<execute display='Installing AutoIt...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\autoit\autoit-v3-setup.exe</program>
		<arguments>/S</arguments>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
	  </execute>
</item>
<item>
<execute display='Installing Java SDK...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\jdk\j2eesdk-1_4_02_2005Q2-windows.exe</program>
		<arguments>-silent #XPLODE#\jdk\profile</arguments>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
	  </execute>

</item>
</items>
</XPlode4>

[CptMurphy]

Not to sound ignant but what's xplode?

[jasirw]

Its a program used to automate software installations. Its pretty neat and allows for the interface to be customized. Can be done at any of the T stages too. And its gone from proprietary to free for personal use. There's a link here

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/60/

[jasirw]

Ok,

I found a solution to my problem and thought i would share it in case anyone is interested. If an expert in the area sees this i would appreciate some feedback - there might be a better way...

<items>
<item display='Installing Critical Files...'>
<execute display='Installing .Net Framework 1.1...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\dotNET11SP1.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
<execute display='Installing .Net Framework 2...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\dotNET2.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
<execute display='Installing J# 1.0...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\VJsharp11.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
<execute display='Installing J# 2.0...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\001_VJsharp20.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
<execute display='Installing ClearType Tuning...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\Powertoy-ClearTypeTuning.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
<execute display='Installing TaskSwitchXP...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\TaskSwitchXP.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
<execute display='Installing Firefox...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\firefox.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
<execute display='Installing QuickTime Alternative...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\QuickTimeAlternative.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
<execute display='Installing Acrobat Reader...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\misc\AdobeReader705.exe</program>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
</execute>
</item>

<item display='Installing AutoIt...'>
<execute display='Installing Program...'>
		<program>#XPLODE#\..\autoit\autoit-v3-setup.exe</program>
		<arguments>/S</arguments>
	<hide>true</hide>
	<wait>true</wait>
	  </execute>
</item>

[muiz]

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=63731 ,maybe here is more info

[jasirw]

Ya, thanks muiz. I had read all of the posts on MSFN before posting myself. The main problem with XPLODE is the lack of clearcut examples, but when you go onto their forum you find that the creator was good enough to post and upload some personal examples. Its an amazing program and i just cant believe more people arent using it - especially that it uses XML which i'm sure most computer guys and girls are more than comfortable with