[wpkg-users] problems with Firefox Extensions

[admin lewis]

2010/10/20 Falko Trojahn <nospam_ft at smi-softmark.de>:
> Hello Lewis,
>
>> I have some problems with the Firefox Extension install packages I
>> found here:
>> http://wpkg.org/Firefox_ext_install_downloads
>> the script install-extensions.cmd give some errors about "access denied"
>> Excatly the error is at the following line:
>> set id=%line:~8,-9%
>>
>>
>> the variables concern some lines of an open (install.rdf file of an extension) file so that it give me the "access denied" error.
>> After that the "id" variables is empty and then it delete the extension directory.. also it can't add the regkey to the registry.
>>
>> Finaly wpkg cant install any extension.
>>
> the above mentioned way of installing firefox extensions does work
> flawlessly here, that's why I've created this wiki page.
>
> What operating system do you use? Have you adjusted the xpidir and zip
> lines of the script to according to your needs? If "install.rdf" is in
> use, try to find out which process does use it - perhaps there's another
> cscript running in background ... or just firefox hanging around.
>
> I could provide you zip for download with all needed files in it (recent
> firefox 3.6.11), if needed.
>
> Best regards
> Falko
>

I'm sorry I've replayed some days ago to the person and not to the
ml... anyway the following was been my reply:

well the problem was that the following line in install.rdf inside the
xpi is wrong:
<em:id>gpofirefox at extensions.org</em:id>
at the end of line there are 2 spces more..
thx