[wpkg-users] [Solved] Fwd: Invalid XML path specified: hosts+profiles+packages (not found).

[Yanni]

Thanks  a lot Rainer. It works. :)
I am going to explore WPKG more.

On 30/11/15 14:53, Rainer Meier wrote:
> Hi Yanni,
>
>> My *packages* file:
>>
>> I copied and pasted the thunderbird package from here 
>> (http://wpkg.org/Thunderbird)
>> but I replaced
>> <install cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\thunderbird\Thunderbird Setup 
>> %version%.exe" -ms' />
>> with
>> <install cmd='"\\testserver1\wpkg\email\Thunderbird Setup 
>> %version%.exe" -ms' />
>>
>> in order to tell wpkg where the executable is.
> ...
>
>> Invalid XML structure found. Root element 'package' does not match 
>> expected
>
>
> I guess here is your problem. I am quite sure your packages file is 
> structured invalid. The structure is as follows:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>
> <packages>
>   <package>
>   ...
>   </package>
> </packages>
>
>
> I guess you have omitted the outer "<packages>" element and therefore 
> WPKG misses the root element. Please note that the <packages> element 
> ist also required even if you have only one single package in your 
> packages.xml or if you put thunderbird.xml into packages/ sub-directory.
>
> I admit that the Thunderbird documentation on the web page does not 
> include the outer element either. I think this is because some people 
> will just insert the <package>...</package> into an existing package 
> database.
>
> So just add the surrounding <packages> element and you should be good 
> to go.
>
> br,
> Rainer