[izpack-users] Define Install Path in a txt resource WITHOUT TargetPanel appearance

[J-Pro]

Sorry for disturbing all of you again, but I'm afraid of that my post will 
be forgotten :(
Here is what I've wrote again:


----- Original Message ----- 

> From: J-Pro <joker.pro at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Define Install Path in a txt resource
> WITHOUT TargetPanel appearance
> To: <izpack-users at lists.berlios.de>
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>
> Dear Klaus, I'm using Intellij IDEA 6.0 for compiling your code.
> I have changed two src-files and one property file:
>
>
> ========================
> -------------
> InstallerBase.java (for case of any unwanted exception):
> -------------
>
> was:
>
> catch (Exception err)
> {
>       dpath = new StringBuffer("C:\\Program Files");
> }
>
> became:
>
> catch (Exception err)
> {
>            dpath = new StringBuffer("C:\\Program Files\\Apache Software
> Foundation\\Tomcat 5\\webapps\\myapp");
> }
>
> -------------
> win32-defaultpaths.properties (as you advised):
> -------------
>
> was: en=Program Files
> became: en=Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5\webapps\myapp
>
>
> -------------
> TargetFactory.java (after I tried your advice, I decided to try and this
> variant):
> -------------
>
> was: static final String[] INSTALL_PATH_FRAGMENT = { "Program Files" +
> File.separator, "/Applications" + File.separator, "/usr/local" +
> File.separator, File.separator + "apps" + File.separator};
>
> became: static final String[] INSTALL_PATH_FRAGMENT = { "Program Files" +
> File.separator + "Apache Software Foundation" + File.separator + "Tomcat 
> 5"
> + File.separator + "webapps" + File.separator + "myapp", "/Applications" +
> File.separator, "/usr/local" + File.separator, File.separator + "apps" +
> File.separator};
> ========================
>
>
> After correcting these files I rebuilded these files and pached them into
> installer.jar instead of old. Then wrote in cmd: "compile install.xml -b
> . -o myapp.jar -k standard" - and nothing changed. When I use TargetPanel 
> to
> check what do I have as a default path - there is still "C:\Program 
> Files".
>
> What can you advise me as a developer? I suppose I don't understand
> something...
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> From: "Bartz, Klaus" <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de>
>> Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Define Install Path in a txt resource
>> WITHOUTTargetPanel appearance
>> To: <izpack-users at lists.berlios.de>
>> Message-ID: <591E33C080D2E5449BB1791B70D66B28891739 at coi11.coi.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Hi Jurii,
>> in the moment there is no standard way to support your
>> needs. The resource will only be readed if TargetPanel will
>> be involved.
>> It seems so you are able to understand our code. If so,
>> look into
>> InstallerBase.buildWindowsDefaultPath
>> There is the code which is used for default. You can see, that
>> /com/izforge/izpack/installer/win32-defaultpaths.properties
>> contains the locale dependant name of the windows default
>> installation directory.
>> That you can change in your own version of IzPack. But the
>> drive letter is not defined in this properties else in the
>> method.
>>
>> Hope it helps
>>
>> Klaus
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>>>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of J-Pro
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:22 AM
>>>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>>>Subject: [izpack-users] Define Install Path in a txt resource
>>>WITHOUTTargetPanel appearance
>>>
>>>
>>>Good afternoon, dear IzPack gurus!
>>>
>>>I have one question: I want to define my own install path(not
>>>C:\Program
>>>Files), but supressing the TargetPanel appearance. I know that
>>>to not show
>>>TargetPanel I can just remove the string "<panel
>>>classname="TargetPanel"
>>>resid="TargetPanel.dir.windows"/>", but it not enough for me.
>>>If I remove
>>>that string I can't set the path by myself like I did it
>>>before with "<res
>>>id="TargetPanel.dir.windows" src="Target.txt"/>".
>>>
>>>Is there any other way to set my own InstallPath with no
>>>possibility for
>>>user to change it?




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With respect,

Yurii Kartsev,
Soft IT