[wpkg-users] WPKG Client 1.3.6 64bit error

2009-01-29 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hello, I have had the same problem with the message "Could not access network resource wpkg" on Windows XP x64 Edition, which was solved by installing the 2009-01-09 beta of the 64-bit client. --- Stefan - wpkg-u

[wpkg-users] How to define remove with logical or

2009-01-29 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hello, I do have an application that has different application ID's for MSIEXEC, one for the x86 and one for the x64 version. I am installing both by running a batch file which runs the correct installer based on the processor architecture. Currently I have the following two lines in the

Re: [wpkg-users] How to define remove with logical or

2009-01-29 Thread Pendl Stefan
) ;-) --- Stefan Rainer Meier wrote: Hi Stefan, Pendl Stefan wrote: > Currently I have the following two lines in the package: > > > > > > Is ther something similar like the following: > > > path='%ProgramFiles(x86)%\UGS\Teamcenter > 2007\Vis

Re: [wpkg-users] How to define remove with logical or

2009-01-29 Thread Pendl Stefan
? Thanks in advance, Stefan Pendl Stefan wrote: Hi Rainer, so if one uses batch files to choose the correct installer he has to use them for the other tasks too. Thanks for the info. BTW, I noticed that your install batch file has a spelling error in the custom installer procedure it set the

Re: [wpkg-users] How to define remove with logical or

2009-01-29 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi Rainer, there is currently no upgrade task defined, so there would be nothing done. Hope this is no error for WPKG. --- Stefan Rainer Meier wrote: Hi Stefan, Pendl Stefan wrote: > Hi, >one last thing, since I already installed some machines using the package > defin

Re: [wpkg-users] *****POSSIBLE SPAM***** Re: Wpkg-client logging issue

2009-01-30 Thread Pendl Stefan
Since you run the debug as Administrator, according to the path of %TMP% (C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~), the connection is done with full rights. Reboot the machine and check if the time stamp of the server side log file changes. --- Stefan Mike Burgener wrote: hmm, somehow seems to work now

Re: [wpkg-users] Wpkg-client logging issue

2009-01-30 Thread Pendl Stefan
, do I have to run every wpkg with /debug option? Or does it log in case of error? Greets Mike > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: Pendl Stefan [mailto:stefan.pe...@haidlmair.at] > Gesendet: Freitag, 30. Januar 2009 15:26 > An: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org > Betreff:

Re: [wpkg-users] Copying a shortcut from a network share to desktop?

2009-02-05 Thread Pendl Stefan
Chris Wilcox wrote: /> The shortcut definetly exists and is named as above. --- Chris, I would place all into one batch file and execute this, if you do not want this you need to precede any DOS command with "CMD.EXE /C", since DOS commands are not executables. Notice that I used th

Re: [wpkg-users] Trying out package upgrades before general roll-out of package

2009-02-20 Thread Pendl Stefan
Robin Roevens wrote: Hi all We have a general policy here that any new software update/-grade has to be tested by 4 to 5 people for some time before it is deployed over all affected computers.. But I'm having trouble to do that with WPKG.. : If it is a new package, there is no problem.. those 4

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG client on XP64bit

2009-03-02 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi, I am using the version from 2009-01-09 without problems on Windows XP x64 Edition. I would not use the 32-bit version on 64-bit Window, since %ProgramFiles% and other things are not set correctly for 64-bit applications. You can use the JS wrapper, but I found it easier to use the 64-bit

Re: [wpkg-users] [Bug 141] Unable to install client through software group policy

2009-03-16 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hello, I searched the net and it seems there are only two options: 1) create a .MST file 2) use ORCA to change the default settings inside the .MSI file I don't like both, so I do the installation of the WPKG client manually, since I do not like to activate the guest account accross the

Re: [wpkg-users] [Bug 141] Unable to install client through software group policy

2009-03-16 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hello, as to my experience, ADS is deploying silently by default. There are some options available, but they have always been grayed out for me and I have not seen any text box allowing for parameter input in any of the dialogs. --- Stefan Chris Wilcox wrote: Hi, I'm not a big user of the AD

Re: [wpkg-users] Solution for WNetAddConnection2-> Access denied

2009-03-27 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi Jens, I am successfully running WPKG on x86 and x64, what I do is installing on shutdown with the client installed on each machine. Deploying the client is a one time thing, so it is much easier to do. Installing at shutdown, takes care of running processes, since those are already killed

Re: [wpkg-users] [Bug 149] Specify prerequisites for a package

2009-03-30 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier changed: Recently I posted a bunch of installer scripts in the WPKG users mailing list which provide a framework to automatically detect the Windows version (64-bit/32-bit, language...) and then can run a different installer. In most cases installers for different versions of Windows

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkg.xml is empty

2009-04-03 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi, check the WPKG client log in C:\WINDOWS\Temp on the client for more information. --- Stefan Godfried Borremans wrote: Dear I started to explore wpkg yesterday. Installation works fine but the local database file is not updated after installation: the file exists at c:\windows\system

Re: [wpkg-users] Defining a group of computers to install an application

2009-04-06 Thread Pendl Stefan
luca_manganelli wrote: Hi, is it possible to define a group of computers to install a single package, i.e.: ? --- Yes, you can use wildcards. Will be installed on cad, cad1, cad99, cad-dev, etc. Additional examples are included in the shipped hosts.xml file. --- Stefan

Re: [wpkg-users] Timeout value precedence

2009-04-06 Thread Pendl Stefan
:-( --- Stefan Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: Pendl Stefan schrieb: > Hi, >it seems that the timeout value set by the WPKG Client is not > overridden by the value specified in the package. Correct. Any timeout settings specified per package will not override WPKG Client shutdown timeout.

Re: [wpkg-users] Timeout value precedence

2009-04-06 Thread Pendl Stefan
and upgrade command, just to overcome this problem, is time consuming. Is there a way to apply a timeout at the package level and not only at the command level? Thanks in advance, Stefan Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: Pendl Stefan schrieb: > Tomasz, > first thanks for this wonderful appli

[wpkg-users] Timeout value precedence

2009-04-06 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi, it seems that the timeout value set by the WPKG Client is not overridden by the value specified in the package. I have the following configuration: 1) WPKG Client 1.3.6 x86 and 1.3.8 x64 2) install at shutdown with timeout of 15 minutes There is one package that needs a longer timeout

Re: [wpkg-users] Timeout value precedence

2009-04-06 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: Hi Stefan, Pendl Stefan wrote: > Imagine following situation: > Installation will last for 5 minutes usually, there is no timeout specified > explicitly. > Now this installation hangs for one hour, since there is no timeout specified > in the package. Why

Re: [wpkg-users] Defining a group of computers to install an application

2009-04-08 Thread Pendl Stefan
luca_manganelli wrote: > Yes, you can use wildcards. > > > Will be installed on cad, cad1, cad99, cad-dev, etc. > Additional examples are included in the shipped hosts.xml file. But I discovered that if I do this: ... http://lists.wpkg.o

Re: [wpkg-users] Office 2003 uninstall problem

2009-04-17 Thread Pendl Stefan
Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: Peter Gough schrieb: > I'm happy for this to sound a bit dumb idea but do you need a space > after the /x switch in this line?: > > > > I'm not sure how finickety msiexec is on syntax. It probably won't make any difference. What does make a difference is remove cmd thou

[wpkg-users] wpkg.js hangs if error -1 is returned

2009-04-18 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi, I have some rare occasions, where the installer hangs due to an unknown reason. The installer times out on itself and returns error code -1. Further installations will run correctly, but the wpkg.js script will wait till the build in one hour timeout, after the wpkg.xml file is written success

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkg.js hangs if error -1 is returned

2009-04-20 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: Hi Stefan, Pendl Stefan wrote: > Hi, > I have some rare occasions, where the installer hangs due to an unknown > reason. > The installer times out on itself and returns error code -1. > Further installations will run correctly, but the wpkg.js script will w

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkg.js hangs if error -1 is returned

2009-04-20 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: Hi Stefan, > On one machine VLC player was installed not to the default location, so > removing it did not work. > > The installer displayed the dialog to remove the previous installer. > > The install command has a timeout attribute attached, so the installer was > killed af

Re: [wpkg-users] Deploy over Internet

2009-04-21 Thread Pendl Stefan
Adam Williams wrote: wpkg only runs on system start up, but you can use schedule tasks on the control panel to have it run more often. - You can set up WPKG client to syncronize at startup or at shutdown, if you are using ver

Re: [wpkg-users] Upgrading wpkg installation

2009-04-21 Thread Pendl Stefan
Mike Burgener wrote: Hi all How to proceed on upgrading a wpkg installation (server side) ? kind regards Mike - Usually it is as simple as copying the new version of WPKG.JS over the old one. --- Stefan -

Re: [wpkg-users] Suggestion for pacakge installation for all clients

2009-04-21 Thread Pendl Stefan
Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: luca_mangane...@comune.trento.it schrieb: > Tomasz Chmielewski scritti il 21/04/2009 11.48.40 > >> It is possible now: > >> http://wpkg.org/Profiles.xml > >> If it's not clear for you, let me know. > > You don't understood me. > > I want a profile to be installed by *ALL*

Re: [wpkg-users] WNetAddConnection2-> A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated..

2009-04-22 Thread Pendl Stefan
Chris Wilcox wrote: > > Chris Wilcox schrieb: > > An update to my previous issue: > > > > The beta wpkg client still showed the same error. > > > > I then tried the 'execute before/execute after' options to map a drive > > to the wpkg folder on the Linux server and unmap it afterwards, pointing > >

Re: [wpkg-users] Feature request - prevent logi until package installs completed

2009-04-23 Thread Pendl Stefan
Chris Wilcox wrote: > Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Feature request - prevent logi until package > installs completed > > Chris Wilcox schrieb: > > > > This feature (password-protected cancel of a logon delay window) only > > > works if administrator is around. > > > > So setting the login delay to re

Re: [wpkg-users] Vista

2009-04-27 Thread Pendl Stefan
Bart van Egmond wrote: Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Bart van Egmond schrieb: > > [cut top-post / bottom-post mess] > >>> So It's not working?? >>> >>> Or does it work but you can still login if you just move the wpkg >>> window or something?? > > It means WPKG Client works under Vista, but logon de

Re: [wpkg-users] Vista

2009-04-27 Thread Pendl Stefan
Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: Bart van Egmond schrieb: [cut top-post / bottom-post mess] >> So It's not working?? >> >> Or does it work but you can still login if you just move the wpkg window >> or something?? It means WPKG Client works under Vista, but logon delay will not work. -- Tomasz Chmiel

Re: [wpkg-users] Vista

2009-04-27 Thread Pendl Stefan
Bart van Egmond wrote: Pendl Stefan wrote: > Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Bart van Egmond schrieb: >>> So It's not working?? >>> >>> Or does it work but you can still login if you just move the wpkg window >>> or something?? >>> > > It

Re: [wpkg-users] Vista

2009-04-27 Thread Pendl Stefan
Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: Chris Wilcox schrieb: > > I have no experience with Vista, still no need to use it. > > Best is to try on a test system, there is nothing that can get broken. > > Start with something simple and advance. > > How does running WPKG at shutdown affect packages that need a

Re: [wpkg-users] Vista

2009-04-27 Thread Pendl Stefan
Chris Wilcox wrote: > > Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Chris Wilcox schrieb: > > > > I have no experience with Vista, still no need to use it. > > > Best is to try on a test system, there is nothing that can get broken. > > > Start with something simple and advance. > > > > How does running WPKG at sh

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG Client (1.0.4) with /logLevel:31 but almost no information in logfile

2009-04-30 Thread Pendl Stefan
Frank Thommen wrote: Frank Thommen wrote: > Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: >> Frank Thommen schrieb: >> >>> [...] >> There are two components here: >> - WPKG Client - it starts wpkg.js >> - WPKG (wpkg.js) - it installs programs etc. >> >> Both have independent logging. >> >> Logging for WPKG (wpkg.js) i

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG and rebootcmd

2009-05-04 Thread Pendl Stefan
Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: Vladimir Psenicka schrieb: > Hi, > > I have problem running rebootcmd script within config.xml. I have > changed rebootcmd to: > > Change this to: tools\\reboot.bat > and in event log on win machine I have this error: > >> Could not process (install) package 'IE8 CZ

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG Client and Windows7 RC

2009-05-07 Thread Pendl Stefan
Vladimir Psenicka wrote: I have tested 64bit version Windows7 RC with WPKG Client: Results are: wpkg_client_1.3.6 - doesn't install, error message: "Could not access network location wpkg" wpkg_client_1.3.5 - works fine -- Vladimir Psenicka IT system engineer Prodeco a.s. ---

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG Client and Windows7 RC

2009-05-07 Thread Pendl Stefan
Vladimir Psenicka wrote: I have similar error in XP64bit, there is this message after I start WPKG service manualy: > Faulting application WPKGSrv.exe, version 1.0.0.13, faulting module > WPKGSrv.exe, version 1.0.0.13, fault address 0xc39a. Tomasz Chmielewski napsal(a): > Vladimir Ps

Re: [wpkg-users] Package Dependency

2009-05-20 Thread Pendl Stefan
simplesi wrote: >> Hi again I was asked to install MS PhotoStory at one school this afternoon and since I have packages for this and Media Player 10 (which it needs installing first) I thought I try out the package dependency facilities I placed this code in my profile ..

Re: [wpkg-users] Fatal Error - Missing White-Space

2009-05-20 Thread Pendl Stefan
beadlej wrote: >> WPKG is giving me the error. I have also been using Open XML Editor to edit the .xml files and it will also show me the errors. I will explain step by step what happens. I open a command prompt and go to my mapped drive to the server that has the WPKG files. I then type "wpkg.js

Re: [wpkg-users] Fatal Error - Missing White-Space

2009-05-20 Thread Pendl Stefan
beadlej wrote: >> How would I find out how to silently install something if google isn't showing it? I have been racking my brains to figure this out. If I can do everything with wpkg I would be thrilled. Malwarebytes is a great anti-spyware program. Definitely recommend it. <<

[wpkg-users] WPKG Server 1.1.0 breaks packages working in 1.0.4

2009-05-25 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi, I have successfully used WPKG 1.0.4, so I switched to 1.1.0 for production, this breaks some of my packages. 1st case: The above will return an exit code of 1, when wrapped inside %COMSPEC% and output redirection, it does work without the wrapping. 2nd case: The above won't w

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG Server 1.1.0 breaks packages working in 1.0.4

2009-05-26 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: >> HI Stefan, Pendl Stefan wrote: > Rainer my you share the install lines for Acrobat Reader and Java you use > with 1.1.0 ? I am using my set of generic install CMD scripts to deploy Acrobat Reader. You might grab the script-set and readme here: <http://bu

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG Server 1.1.0 breaks packages working in 1.0.4

2009-05-26 Thread Pendl Stefan
> Hello Stefan, > please find attached my adobereader9.xml, for versions 9.0 > and 9.1, both > working with wpkg.js version 1.1.0. > > Same for java6.xml, both version 12 and version 13, so you can go back > and forward by simply linking java6.xml to java6.xml.12 or > java6.xml.13. > > > > %COMSPEC

Re: [wpkg-users] How does TIMEOUT work?

2009-05-29 Thread Pendl Stefan
luca_manganelli wrote: Tomasz Chmielewski scritti il 28/05/2009 18.17.50 > It doesn't affect WPKG Client in any way. > In fact, the only effect WPKG (wpkg.js) has on WPKG Client is: > - when WPKG (wpkg.js) exits (normal exit), > - when WPKG (wpkg.js) exits with code 3010, telling WPKG Client to

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkg client on windows 98

2009-06-04 Thread Pendl Stefan
Andrea Zagli wrote: >> Il giorno sab 30 mag 2009 12:54:22 CEST, Rainer Meier ha scritto: > [...] > I am not sure if there is a WPKG client for Windows 98. Also wpkg.js is not > really tested on Windows 98 (however if WSH is installed it should work). > > As Windows 98 does not use any privileges t

[wpkg-users] Perl script for stus report works only partially

2009-06-09 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi, the Perl script to report the installation status does not work for host with multiple profiles applied. The following works and reports all packages: The following does not work and list only the packages of the "DesktopPC" profile: How must I change the Pe

Re: [wpkg-users] Env variables within WPKG vars in statements do not resolve

2009-06-09 Thread Pendl Stefan
Chris Allen wrote: >> The problem appears only when using nested variables. These examples work fine: Or: << - Allen, I don't think that variable values are parsed with ExpandEnvironmentStrings. function checkCondition does

[wpkg-users] WPKG 1.1.0 says revision change from 864 to 8.64 is a downgrade, for 1.0.4 they were the same

2009-06-10 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hello, I just noticed a change between WPKG 1.0.4 and 1.1.0 I have set up a separate testing server folder for WPKG, so it is easier to check changes on my testing machines without the need to create separate testing packages. I have noticed that I have forgotten the dot for one packa

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG 1.1.0 says revision change from 864 to 8.64 is a downgrade, for 1.0.4 they were the same

2009-06-10 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: >> Hi Stefan, Pendl Stefan wrote: > Hello, >I just noticed a change between WPKG 1.0.4 and 1.1.0 > I have set up a separate testing server folder for WPKG, so it is easier to > check changes on my testing machines without the need to create s

[wpkg-users] Typos in CHANGES and Changelog for 1.1.1-RC2

2009-06-10 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi Rainer, just noticed there are some typos for the new command line switch /noUpgraeBeforeRemove, notice the missing "d" for upgrade. --- Stefan - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpk

Re: [wpkg-users] Check command

2009-06-12 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: >> Hi, ds10...@cam.ac.uk wrote: > Where {} is a long idea code, where can I get the id code from I've > checked registry. If you still have a machine where this "old" version is installed you can grab the uninstall code from its uninstall entry within the registry: For ex

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgservice start fails on boot but can be started manually

2009-06-16 Thread Pendl Stefan
Malte Starostik wrote: Am Montag, 15. Juni 2009 23:10:18 schrieb Alexander Meyer: > > There's a group policy (also available locally via gpedit.msc) > > "Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Logon > > -> > > Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon to the

[wpkg-users] /noUpgradeBeforeRemove switch seems to have broken upgrade-before-remove feature

2009-06-18 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer, it seems that with WPKG 1.1.1-RC5 the default is to disable upgrade before remove. config.xml: >> << wpkg.js: line 329 >> /** * Set to true to disable upgrade-before-remove feature by default */ var noUpgradeBeforeRemove = true; << This breaks existing behavior, I th

[wpkg-users] On remove only the first check is executed

2009-06-18 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi Rainer, if I have four checks defined and a package is removed, only the first check is executed, if it returns a positive result, the additional three checks are not executed. Is this by design? On install all checks are executed. --- Stefan --

Re: [wpkg-users] On remove only the first check is executed

2009-06-18 Thread Pendl Stefan
Pendl Stefan wrote: >> Hi Rainer, if I have four checks defined and a package is removed, only the first check is executed, if it returns a positive result, the additional three checks are not executed. Is this by design? On install all checks are ex

Re: [wpkg-users] On remove only the first check is executed

2009-06-18 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: >> Hi Stefan, Pendl Stefan wrote: > Hi Rainer, > if I have four checks defined and a package is removed, only the first > check is executed, if it returns a positive result, the additional three > checks are not executed. > > Is this by d

Re: [wpkg-users] On remove only the first check is executed

2009-06-18 Thread Pendl Stefan
Pendl Stefan wrote: >> Rainer, thanks for clearing this up, so it is behaving like C and so forth, if the right-most condition returns a negative result skip the rest. << - This should be left-most, tim

Re: [wpkg-users] running a task at logoff

2009-06-19 Thread Pendl Stefan
simplesi wrote: >> I run wpkg as a bat file in all users/programs/startup. I run another program in startup (a choose program to choose what network folder to map to a drive letter) and I need to update that program. Unfortunately, since it is running at the same time as wpkg, I can't overwrite

Re: [wpkg-users] running a task at logoff

2009-06-19 Thread Pendl Stefan
simplesi wrote: >> I run wpkg as a bat file in all users/programs/startup. I run another program in startup (a choose program to choose what network folder to map to a drive letter) and I need to update that program. Unfortunately, since it is running at the same time as wpkg, I can't overwrite

Re: [wpkg-users] No error reported if no upgrade command specified

2009-06-19 Thread Pendl Stefan
simplesi wrote: >> Rainer Meier wrote: > > Using the logs you can always prove if WPKG really executed the commands > you expected or not. > AFAICT the log file doesn't indicate that that my expected update has not been done - wpkg just updates the wpkg.xml version number as if it had been sucess

Re: [wpkg-users] running a task at logoff

2009-06-19 Thread Pendl Stefan
simplesi wrote: >> Pendl Stefan wrote: > > For Windows XP and newer, you can use the TASKKILL utility. > Ta - I've have to lookup how to use it (any examples greatly received :) ) << - The Firefox si

Re: [wpkg-users] No error reported if no upgrade command specified

2009-06-19 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: >> > Good idea - could you recommend one (and a package to deploy it :) ) I know XMLspy seems to be a decent XML editor. However I am personally using eclipse - but eclipse is not the best application to deploy... << -

Re: [wpkg-users] No error reported if no upgrade command specified

2009-06-19 Thread Pendl Stefan
mscdex wrote: >> If you're not afraid of the command line, you can always use xmllint for windows (or linux). It's pretty simple to use, just specify the xml filename and xsd filename and it'll display any errors/warnings. xmllint for windows can be found here: http://www.zlatkovic.com/libxml.en

Re: [wpkg-users] how about managing wpkg packages files with a vcs

2009-06-22 Thread Pendl Stefan
Chris Wilcox wrote: >> > > Writing the packages files is what takes time, so it would be nice if we > > could find a way to put in common our efforts :-) > > Well, I agree that some packages within the Wiki are not of the best quality > but > it allows everybody to contribute or to unify them. >

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkg client on windows 98

2009-07-06 Thread Pendl Stefan
Andrea Zagli wrote: >> Il giorno dom 05 lug 2009 12:31:56 CEST, Rainer Meier ha scritto: > [...] > > As I wrote there is no negative effect besides that the IP-matching does not > work on W9x. In case you insert complete hostnames into hosts.xml > then no error > should be logged. for "complete ho

Re: [wpkg-users] ZigGenius 6.1 Update successfull but wpkg.xml not updated

2009-07-10 Thread Pendl Stefan
Johannes.Brix wrote: Hello, yesterday, I integrated ZipGenius 6.1. On some PCs, the update works as expected. But on some the Update was successfull but wpkg.xml not updated. --- Command 'cmd /C taskkill /F /IM zipgenius.exe' returned exit code [128]. This exit code is not an error. Command in in

Re: [wpkg-users] Basic behaviour of WPKG

2009-07-13 Thread Pendl Stefan
Rainer Meier wrote: Hi Simon, simplesi wrote: > > I've been thinking about WPKGs default behaviour (following from earlier > > discussions) and I'd like to start a genuine discussion on changing its > > current behaviour. OK, let's try to get a common understanding of the ideas first. > > Curren

Re: [wpkg-users] Weird behaviour of Gimp-installer

2009-07-13 Thread Pendl Stefan
Alexander Meyer wrote: Hi List, i'm experiencing some very weird problems with the Gimp-installer. First off, this is my packages.xml-entry for the Gimp: When i try to install the package the installer exits with return code 1, which indicates, that the initialiazation of the in

Re: [wpkg-users] windows7 and wpkg

2009-07-16 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > is it possible to use WPKG 1.1.1 under Windows 7? Have anyone any > experience or tips how to use wpkg under win7? I plan to use wpkg to > install my software to windows7 (600clients). And the software runs > gread under windows xp. I will not lose this tool. > > sorry for my horrible english

Re: [wpkg-users] How do I configure WPKG so it automatically updates?

2009-07-21 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > Hi all. > > I'd like to set up WPKG so that it updates automatically at midnight. > > How can I do this? > > Is there an option in WPKG or do I need to use task scheduler? And how would > I use task scheduler if yes? > There is no option to update at midnight, you could use WPKG Client to upd

Re: [wpkg-users] Question on configurations of Firefox/ IE

2009-07-28 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > > > today I got the request to do some configuration on Firefox > installation: > > > > 1. Set some settings > > 2. install some plugins > > 3. install some certificates and marked as trustworthy. > > > > Does anyone know how this can be done by scripting during software > > distribution? > >

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkg.xml on clients

2009-07-28 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > from documentation: > If wpkg.xml is removed, it will be recreated next time > wpkg.js is started (but installers for packages without any > checks defined will be started again). > --- > so if i delete wpkg.xml and have already installed fifefox, > thunderbird, openoffice. And packages.xml con

Re: [wpkg-users] Question on configurations of Firefox / IE

2009-07-28 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > > today I got the request to do some configuration on Firefox installation: > > > > 1. Set some settings > > 2. install some plugins > > 3. install some certificates and marked as trustworthy. > > > > Does anyone know how this can be done by scripting during software > > distribution? > > > > F

Re: [wpkg-users] Question on configurations of Firefox / IE

2009-07-28 Thread Pendl Stefan
> >> I would not recommend downloading this system file from the net, >> but instead use the version installed with your Windows version. > > Which OS are you using? From my experience it does not come installed with XP. Sorry, no system file, but included in the .NET Framework SDK, see http://msd

[wpkg-users] Question about depends and chain

2009-08-03 Thread Pendl Stefan
Hi Rainer, depends adds the referencing package to the install list and installs according to the priority. chain adds the referencing package to the install list and installs it directly after the package which references it. Chain works from the tail to the head, am I correct? Removin

Re: [wpkg-users] Updated Tools for wpkg

2009-08-07 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > I have updated the wpkgCreateReport so that it can check for > comlpliance > against the wpkg database when passing the paramter -createStateColumn > at the command line. Then an additional row called "State" is created > which can have the values "install", "remove", "upgrade", > "downgrade" o

Re: [wpkg-users] Updated Tools for wpkg

2009-08-07 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > Output as HTML why not. > > To keep the clean design I first would replace the excel class by > a generic output provider abstract baseclass. Then you could implement > different output formats by inheriting from it without changing > anything in the code. > > Any suggestions for html formating

Re: [wpkg-users] Updated Tools for wpkg

2009-08-12 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > > > Output as HTML why not. > > > > To keep the clean design I first would replace the excel class by > > a generic output provider abstract baseclass. Then you > could implement > > different output formats by inheriting from it without changing > > anything in the code. > > > > Any suggestion

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport Update

2009-09-01 Thread Pendl Stefan
Grubi, there is a problem with the color of the HTML report (v1.8.1) the following line needs to be changed from: this.stateClasses = new Array("pkgStateOk", "pkgStateInstall", "pkgStateRemove", "pkgStateUpgrade", "pkgStateDowngrade"); to: this.stateClasses = new Array("pkgStateO

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport Update

2009-09-01 Thread Pendl Stefan
> -Original Message- > From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org > [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Pendl Stefan > Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:41 PM > To: wpkg > Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport Update > > > Grubi, > &g

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport

2009-09-02 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > New bugfixing release of wpkgCreateReport can be found at: > > http://www.gig-mbh.de/edv/software/wpkgtools/wpkg-create-report-english.htm > > Regards. > grubi. > - Hi Grubi, works perfectly now ;-D Now we do have

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport

2009-09-03 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > > Hi Grubi, > > works perfectly now ;-D > > > > Now we do have a simple report tool, that does not need any additional > > software, like the other one relying on Perl. > > > > > Hello, > > I agree, but I'd like to ask again if it is possible to integrate this > with wpkgWeb/wpkgExpres

Re: [wpkg-users] createReport.js - example please

2009-09-03 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > Can somebody give a little example for the createReport.xml file? > > I always get a "invalid procedure call argument" at line 435 > (no, sorry I cannot debug this in reasonable time :-(( > > I use \\server\xmlocation to save all wpkg.xml files into (works) and > therefore I have just adapted t

Re: [wpkg-users] createReport.js - example please

2009-09-03 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > Pendl Stefan wrote: > >> Can somebody give a little example for the createReport.xml file? > >> > >> I always get a "invalid procedure call argument" at line 435 > >> (no, sorry I cannot debug this in reasonable time :-(( > >> &

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport

2009-09-04 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > @Stefan: > > It was also my plan to include a hiding functionality for certain rows > in HTML via javascript but I did not find > the time so far. So if you are doing any similar please post back the > result so we maybe can intergate it into the > codebase. > Grubi, I will see what I ca

Re: [wpkg-users] Changing directory during install?

2009-09-04 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > I'm trying to set up a couple packages for WPKG, and am running into the > issue that I can't really control what the current directory is. > Specifically, this is for the Ghostscript installer (setupgs.exe) which > expects to be run from the current directory. > > In my scenario, the standard

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport

2009-09-04 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > > > @Stefan: > > > > It was also my plan to include a hiding functionality for certain rows > > in HTML via javascript but I did not find > > the time so far. So if you are doing any similar please post back the > > result so we maybe can intergate it into the > > codebase. > > > Grubi, >

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport

2009-09-04 Thread Pendl Stefan
> > > > > > @Stefan: > > > > > > It was also my plan to include a hiding functionality for certain rows > > > in HTML via javascript but I did not find > > > the time so far. So if you are doing any similar please post back the > > > result so we maybe can intergate it into the > > > codebase. > >

Re: [wpkg-users] wpkgCreateReport

2009-09-04 Thread Pendl Stefan
Another update to the script, since IE does not support the collapse value of visibility: