[wpkg-users] AutoIt and wpkg

[Troy Hamilton]

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Lukasz Zalewski <lukas at dcs.qmul.ac.uk>wrote:

> Hi all,
> Has anyone had any experience/success with running AutoIt scripts with wpkg
> update. Is it possible? I have few packages that can't install silently
> without simulated point and click.
>

For a while I used AutoIT for my Brio Query (Hyperion) install before I
figured out the java installer.  It worked OK, but in my case, I had to make
sure that someone was logged in (explorer.exe process was running).
 Otherwise, AutoIT can't really interact with the UI.  I don't remember if I
was running wpkg as a service then, or not, but if so, you might have to
allow it to "interact with the user's desktop" (provided that you are on
WinXP).

When I was using the AutoIT install method, it would usually install on the
first try about 50% of the time.  When it failed, wpkg would successfully
install it after a reboot.

In summary, as a last resort, it should probably work "most of the time" but
it may not always be reliable.


Cheers,

--Troy
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