[Wraith]

XPlode 1.01 Development thread

Current downloadable development version:
-

Current development screenshot:


Development additions:
User-selectable subitem count
Second foreground colour for progress (for:)
Animated "unknown" progress (see screenshot - 'bounces' side to side | coders: percentage of -2)

Planned additions:
Ability to change / remove the animated logo on left of current item
Add transparency for that image

[hevnbnd]

Two quick and easy questions:
1. Where can i get the 1.01?


EDITED Time for bed... GZZZ i am going crazy..

Thanks B

[Wraith]

You can't - not yet.

[bombtrack]

wow, you are sooo good thx for for still working on xplode and making und even better than it allready is cant wait for the first rc

[Razerwing]

Sorry to bother you Wraith, but I cant find out the imput line for installshield apps.

Here is a Runonceex example of what I want to install in XPlode.

REG ADD %KEY%\031 /VE /D "Power DVD 5.0 Gold" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\031 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\apps\powerdvd\Setup.exe -s -f1""%systemdrive%\install\apps\powerdvd\setup.iss" /f

And the same for registering copied files. Example

REG ADD %KEY%\050 /VE /D "Registering Ffdshow" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\ffdshow\ffdshow.reg" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 2 /D "regsvr32.exe %systemdrive%\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax /s" /f

If you or anyone can point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it.


-Razerwing

[Alanoll]

it would be in the argument tag in the execute.

It would probally be wise to start a new topic on it.

so like

REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\ffdshow\ffdshow.reg

everything from /S onward would be put in the argment=' '

Its in the documentation if you look for the execute tag

ANY switches go in the argument tag

[Wraith]

As Alanoll said, as well as putting double quotes around the filenames in the arguments.

[Wraith]

Guess what people? I have ALL day off. *evil grin*

So, it's time for a movie or two, going out for lunch, and if you're lucky, XPlode in the evening

So post things you want done! (I code faster when I'm happy )

[Alanoll]

i like the idea of the unknown progress bar. Looks kewl.

Can't wait to see what's next

perhaps these :flowers: will make you happy

[Shotgun]

Some quick questions:

• Is GUIinstall going to be fully fixed?
  
• Can GUIinstall be used for a Windows 2000 install?
  
• Can the subitem count position be specified? (Ex: left, right)

[Wraith]

Shotgun, on Feb 21 2004, 12:44 PM, said:

Some quick questions:

• Is GUIinstall going to be fully fixed?
  
  
  
• Can GUIinstall be used for a Windows 2000 install?
  
  
  
• Can the subitem count position be specified? (Ex: left, right)

• Define "fixed". I've no real plans on changing the drawing routines so I dunno...
  
• I don't think win2k has a winntbbu.dll, it sure doesn't install using an XP-style billboard. (Or does it? Don't remember it, but I might be mistaken)
  
• Not at this poitn in time, but I can implement it if need be.

[hevnbnd]

I think i may have found a bug in the latest version. Here is one of my apps:

<item display='Microsoft Office 2003'>
<execute display='Installing Office 2003...' program='\\HEVNBND\xpcd\applications\Office\Office2003\Setup.exe' arguments='TRANSFORMS=\\HEVNBND\xpcd\applications\office2003\Unattended.MST /qb-' />
</item>

In the arguments xplode changes the \\HEVNBND to \HEVNBND It does not change it in the program section.

Is this a known issue?

ALSO:

Can this be used to open and log xplode in the winnt.sif:

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\xplode\XPlode.exe /xml:"#XPLODE#\XPlode.xml" /log:"#XPLODE#\XPlode.log"

I dont think it will work because i thought i remembered someone saying that " could not be used in the GuiRunOnce, but i could be mistaken.

[Alanoll]

" can't be used in cmdlines.txt

theoretically you don't need the " around the xml and log statements.

but you do need them aruond that entire line.
If you want to be really sure, call a batch file from GUIRunOnce, that then calls that line and you shouldn't have any problems

[hevnbnd]

GRRRRR Well this
arguments='TRANSFORMS=\\\HEVNBND\xpcd\applications\office2003\Unattended.MST /qb-' />
With a third \ does not change down to \\ like it used to. Well this be fixed?

[Alanoll]

for reason, which i find extremely odd, is that whenever there is a bug, people post it here, but not on Wraith's bugtracker.

[hevnbnd]

Might be because people do what they know by nature and dont have time to learn something new. I am not sure where to go to post in bugtracker. Also might be good to let everyone know about a issue so they all dont post it in bugtracker.... Just a thought...

[Shotgun]

Wraith, on Feb 20 2004, 10:34 PM, said:

• Define "fixed". I've no real plans on changing the drawing routines so I dunno...
  
  
  
• I don't think win2k has a winntbbu.dll, it sure doesn't install using an XP-style billboard. (Or does it? Don't remember it, but I might be mistaken)
  
  
  
• Not at this poitn in time, but I can implement it if need be.

1 - I heard people complaining about it having problems somewhat. That's why I used the word "fixed".
2 - Does it depend on WinXP setup routines apart from winntbu.dll?

Win2k does not have it. Don't know if copying the winntbu.dll to system32 and then calling Xplode will work. I just wanted to have a custom bitmap for my install.

3 - That would be nice to have.


Apart from those. What image type can one use for Xplode? (Not specified in the docs)

You used PNG, but what other types can be used? Can I use a GIF/JPG/BMP/TGA ?

[Alanoll]

have you tried using other image formats?

i mean seriously, is it really that hard? Create the image in the format, configure XML, and run XPlode. Voila, you know what formats can be sued.

I use jpg by the way

[Wraith]

bmp, gif, jpg, png, tiff.

No, the only thing it uses from XP are gdiplus.dll, and winntbbu.dll.
The first is needed, the second isn't. Just don't try GUI installation mode.

It *will* work if you put winntbbu.dll in your system32, but I don't recommend it.

[Shotgun]

Alanoll, on Feb 21 2004, 01:16 AM, said:

have you tried using other image formats?

i mean seriously, is it really that hard? Create the image in the format, configure XML, and run XPlode. Voila, you know what formats can be sued.

I use jpg by the way

Better ask than try something that you are not sure. I least that's the way I see it.
A program crash could corrupt your data files. Not talking about Xplode specifically, any program crash could corrupt the very files you're trying to test. BTW, I would have NEVER thought Xplode supported TIFF files.

So I prefer to ask first, and in this case, the developer himself.

@Wraith:

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It *will* work if you put winntbbu.dll in your system32, but I don't recommend it.

Ok. Dead-end for me then. I'll try to use a custom bitmap for the Xplode background using standalone install, since I'm using it for a Windows 2000 Pro CD. Thanks again!