[wpkg-users] Different variables per xml file

[Stefan Pendl]

> Hi, all!
> 	
> Is it possible to set different variables per xml file?
> 	
> For example, I may have a environment variable %WPKG_SRC%=\\server\share\Distribution\Managed
> 	
> In this folder I have several subfolders:
> - Common
> - Administration
> - Management
> 	
> Which contains software fore these departments.
>  I then have three packages xml files named the same for WPKG,
>  with instructions on how to install the software.
> 	
> Today I need to have:
> common.xml:
> ...
> <install cmd="%WPKG_SRC%\Common\package\package.exe" />
> ...
> administration.xml:
> ...
> <install cmd="%WPKG_SRC%\Administration\package\package.exe" />
> ...
> 	
> etc.
> 	
> Is it somehow possible to instead set:
> common.xml
> <packages>
>   <variable name="SOFTWARE" value="%WPKG_SRC%\common\" />
> ...
>   <install cmd="%SOFTWARE\package\package.exe" />
> ...
> 	
> etc.
> 	
> This would make it easier to have portable packages, even though the source of the packages are spread out on the network.
> 	

First would you mind sending text instead of HTML messages to this mailing list, since it does not support fancy HTML anyways?

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Your problem is easily solved by setting the variable at profile level, see http://wpkg.org/Variables

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Why would you need different packages?

I have different departments too, but apply the same packages to all.

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Stefan