Joel, The first thing to address is the sub folders. You can either use the files.xml or the sub folders or both. I have each of my packages in a separate xml file in the packages folder, I had started with them in the single packages.xml in the root but changed once I got a lot. I have created a series of host xml files in the hosts folder which relate to separate groups and units within those groups. I just use the profiles.xml in the root only, for no good reason ;-)
You are best looking at the silent installers on the wpkg website and work from those. It gets difficult when you are trying to do silent installer switches on all the different types of packages by nsis or installshield etc... There is a constant debate about having a forum on a website or using the mail threads and the author of wpkg likes the latter so you have to trawl through quite a lot of messages to find answers. Also look at appdeploy.com for answers on specific software. Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joel Levin Sent: 02 April 2008 19:03 To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: [wpkg-users] New WPKG user Can anybody suggest the best place for a new WPKG user to find the best introductory support? There seems to be so many variables and options that is looks quite confusing. I have been able to make a basic batch script successfully run the loading of one application, then subsequently, the upgrading to another version. There is a real lack of instructional materials available--so I am confused on the next step--to attempt to create a script and other profiles and packages which will work. I have been reading many of the list serv threads--however the material being discussed in the majority of these discussions is much too advanced for me at present. Another question is that in the initial download of WPKG there are three folders PROFILE, PACKAGES AND HOSTS along with the three individual files profiles, packages and hosts. Are the items in the folders simply example files? When I am actually running my scripts--shold I delete those files? I ask as from reading the debug log file--WPKG seems to be looking trough those folders as well. Any help for a very new user--who doesn't have any scripting experience would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance, Joel -- J o e l L e v i n ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Do you use WPKG? Tell us how! >> http://wpkg.org/Testimonials _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you use WPKG? Tell us how! >> http://wpkg.org/Testimonials _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users