[wpkg-users] Passing variables between WPKG and AutoIt

[Kevin Hall]

Thank you Stefan, I will try that.

Just to clarify, my users are teachers who have to be ready to teach at 
set times. Therefore, I want to allow them to install software when it 
is convenient.

Regards

Kevin Hall

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> Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:04:01 +0100
> From: Kevin Hall <kevin.hall at hallictservices.co.uk>
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> Subject: [wpkg-users] Passing variables between WPKG and AutoIt
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> Hi Everyone
>
> I would like to do this:
>
> WPKG runs an AutoIt GUI which asks the user "Do you want to install
> program x ? Yes No"
>
> If answer$ = yes, WPKG installs the program.
>
> If answer$ = no, WPKG does not install the program but continues processing.
>
> How do I pass the variable answer$ from AutoIt back to WPKG?
>
> My apologies if this has been covered before, but I could not find
> anything on the Internet or in the forums.
>
> Thank you
>
> Kevin Hall
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> Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:21:59 +0200
> From: Stefan Pendl <stefan.pendl.71 at gmail.com>
> To: wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org
> Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Passing variables between WPKG and AutoIt
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> Am 06.10.2014 um 23:04 schrieb Kevin Hall:
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> I would like to do this:
>>
>> WPKG runs an AutoIt GUI which asks the user "Do you want to install
>> program x ? Yes No"
>>
>> If answer$ = yes, WPKG installs the program.
>>
>> If answer$ = no, WPKG does not install the program but continues
>> processing.
>>
>> How do I pass the variable answer$ from AutoIt back to WPKG?
> WPKG is designed to run without user interaction and in the context of
> an administrative user.
>
> There is a file check of type execute which checks against the result
> (returned error code), but that is not suitable.
>
> Your AutoIt program must return 0 (zero) or any other value, then you
> could use it as the first install command and the package installation
> would only proceed on the return of zero.
>
> Still I think that the Administrator decides which software has to go on
> which computer and user has only the ability to use it or not, so there
> is no need to let the user decide what to install.
>
>
> --
> Stefan P.
>
> Top-posting:
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
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> A: Top-posting.
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