How to create a .qs file

[tomy]

@mrjj

Have you tried Just to create a new empty file and renamed it to installscript.qs?

Not honestly. But how to? What Project or Classes on Qt Creator IDE?

[mrjj]

@tomy
Just right click and create a text file then rename it. ( in your installer project folder)
Its just a text file type and you add the commands manually.
Seems to be nothing special you need to do.

[tomy]

@mrjj
Very nifty mrjj. Thanks. :)

And now what next, please?
Some points in my mind:

• Is the command I use (in CMD) correct?
• Is it acceptable even if the pageform.ui file has nothing special?

[mrjj]

@tomy
Hi
Ï have never used the installer framework so I cant tell.
Did you try the simple example
http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/ifw-tutorial.html
to get to know it ?

[tomy]

Hi,
Yeah, I used it. There should be some issue in paths in my stuff. :(

[mrjj]

@tomy
with spaces or what kind of issues?

[tomy]

Please take a look at this:
https://postimg.org/image/kaf5gm31t/

[mrjj]

@tomy
Oh, there is something in the files it dont like. it seems.

When you tried the example , no errors were displayed?

[tomy]

@mrjj
The code is of months ago but the Qt_Calculator.exe of Release mode now works fine in the data folder.
I think the problem is of either installscript.qs file or pageform.ui file. :(

[mrjj]

@tomy
But the errors seems to point to package.xml ?

[tomy]

This is the contents of that file:
https://postimg.org/image/hsuszqcel/

I see nothing clearly wrong in it.

[mrjj]

@tomy
well the errors says it wont use name, but i fail to see the "meta" it talks about.
It also says the default and virtual should not be used together so maybe try to remove one?

[tomy]

@mrjj
Well it worked, not completely although. :)

I removed that virtual line in the package.xml. And it is in the meta folder. Please look:
https://postimg.org/image/u84mw60p9/

Then re-done the command. It again returned some issues:
https://postimg.org/image/y1wdy7ihz/

It finally created an installer in the Result folder on desktop. But It doesn't put a shortcut of the program on desktop, and it's the contents of the installation folder:
https://postimg.org/image/kvdfu4zcb/

I think now I should somehow change the contents of installscript.qs file.

[mrjj]

@tomy
Yes the installscript.qs should contain the actual
code to execute while installing.

[tomy]

Yes, it seems to be the last important issue on the app. How to change it to work fine, please?
This is its code:

function Component()
{
    // Install to @RootDir@ instead of @HomeDir@ on Windows
    if (installer.value("os") === "win") {
        var homeDir = installer.value("HomeDir");
        var targetDir = installer.value("TargetDir").replace(homeDir, "@RootDir@");
        installer.setValue("TargetDir", targetDir);
    }

    // do not show component selection page
    installer.setDefaultPageVisible(QInstaller.ComponentSelection, false);
    // no startmenu entry so no need to ask where to create it
    installer.setDefaultPageVisible(QInstaller.StartMenuSelection, false);
}

[mrjj]

@tomy
That i dont know
It seems to be commands from
http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/scripting.html

So you will also need some copy commands from ( i think)
http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/operations.html

[tomy]

OK, mate. I will read both posts precisely and will post again to you here about the results.

[tomy]

I read the pages and changed the installscript.qs to this:

function Component()
{
    if (installer.value("os") === "win")
      {
         installer.setValue("ApplicationsDir", "ApplicationsDir");
         component.addOperation("CreateShortcut",
         "@DesktopDir@/Qt_Calculator.exe", "@StartMenuDir@/Qt_Calculator.lnk");
      }
}

My purposes were to first make the app be installed in C:\ProgramFiles folder and then to have a shortcut of the app on my Desktop.
The data folder contains a Qt_Calculator.icon file. These are all contents of that folder:
https://postimg.org/image/f3fddnww5/

Then I again used this command:
C:\Users\Abbasi\Desktop\package_directory\packages\com.vendor.product\data> C:\Qt\QtIFW2.0.1\bin\binarycreator.exe -c C:\Users\Abbasi\Desktop\package_directory\config\config.xml -p C:\Users\Abbasi\Desktop\package_directory\packages C:\Users\Abbasi\Desktop\Result\Qt_Calculator.exe

I got an error and a warning as below:
https://postimg.org/image/w6p5ajr25/

At the end, it created the installer but it works this way:
It creates an installer file in the Result folder and have the default path of C:\Users\Abbasi for installation and after installing it creates no shourcut on the Desktop.

[Ratzz]

@tomy
I used this

Component.prototype.createOperations = function()
{
    try {
        // call the base create operations function
        component.createOperations();
        if (installer.value("os") == "win") { 
            try {
                var userProfile = installer.environmentVariable("USERPROFILE");
                installer.setValue("UserProfile", userProfile);
				component.addOperation("CreateShortcut", "@TargetDir@/MyApp.exe", "@UserProfile@/Desktop/MyApp.lnk" ,"workingDirectory=@TargetDir@", "iconPath=@TargetDir@/MyApp.ico");			
				component.addOperation("CreateShortcut", "@TargetDir@/MyApp.exe", "@TargetDir@/MyApp.lnk" ,"workingDirectory=@TargetDir@", "iconPath=@TargetDir@/MyApp.ico");			
				component.addOperation("CreateShortcut", "@TargetDir@/MyApp.exe", "@StartMenuDir@/MyApp.lnk", "workingDirectory=@TargetDir@", "iconPath=@TargetDir@/MyApp.ico");
            } catch (e) {
                // Do nothing if key doesn't exist
            }
        }
    } catch (e) {
        print(e);
    }
}

[tomy]

Thank you for your reply, I used your code and only changed MyApp to Qt_Calculator but it even didn't create the installer! :( :(

Component.prototype.createOperations = function()
{
    try {
        // call the base create operations function
        component.createOperations();
        if (installer.value("os") == "win") {
            try {
                var userProfile = installer.environmentVariable("USERPROFILE");
                installer.setValue("UserProfile", userProfile);
                                component.addOperation("CreateShortcut", "@TargetDir@/Qt_Calculator.exe", "@UserProfile@/Desktop/Qt_Calculator.lnk" ,"workingDirectory=@TargetDir@", "iconPath=@TargetDir@/Qt_Calculator.ico");
                                component.addOperation("CreateShortcut", "@TargetDir@/Qt_Calculator.exe", "@TargetDir@/Qt_Calculator.lnk" ,"workingDirectory=@TargetDir@", "iconPath=@TargetDir@/Qt_Calculator.ico");
                                component.addOperation("CreateShortcut", "@TargetDir@/Qt_Calculator.exe", "@StartMenuDir@/Qt_Calculator.lnk", "workingDirectory=@TargetDir@", "iconPath=@TargetDir@/Qt_Calculator.ico");
            } catch (e) {
                // Do nothing if key doesn't exist
            }
        }
    } catch (e) {
        print(e);
    }
}

I used the command below and got errors:

And my data folder consists of: