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  • tomyT Offline
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    tomy
    wrote on last edited by
    #11

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

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    • tomyT tomy

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

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      mrjj
      Lifetime Qt Champion
      wrote on last edited by
      #12

      @tomy
      with spaces or what kind of issues?

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      • tomyT Offline
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        wrote on last edited by
        #13

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

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        • tomyT tomy

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

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          mrjj
          Lifetime Qt Champion
          wrote on last edited by
          #14

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

          When you tried the example , no errors were displayed?

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          • mrjjM mrjj

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

            When you tried the example , no errors were displayed?

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            wrote on last edited by
            #15

            @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. :(

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            • tomyT 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. :(

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              mrjj
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              wrote on last edited by
              #16

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

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              • tomyT Offline
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                tomy
                wrote on last edited by tomy
                #17

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

                I see nothing clearly wrong in it.

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                • tomyT tomy

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

                  I see nothing clearly wrong in it.

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                  mrjj
                  Lifetime Qt Champion
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #18

                  @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?

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                  • mrjjM 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?

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #19

                    @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.

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                    • tomyT 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.

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                      mrjj
                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #20

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

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                      • tomyT Offline
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                        wrote on last edited by tomy
                        #21

                        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);
                        }
                        
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                        • tomyT 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);
                          }
                          
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                          mrjj
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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #22

                          @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

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                          • tomyT Offline
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                            tomy
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #23

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

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                            • tomyT Offline
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                              wrote on last edited by
                              #24

                              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.

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                              • RatzzR Offline
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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #25

                                @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);
                                    }
                                }

                                --Alles ist gut.

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                                • tomyT Offline
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                                  tomy
                                  wrote on last edited by tomy
                                  #26

                                  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:

                                  alt text

                                  And my data folder consists of:

                                  alt text

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                                  • tomyT 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:

                                    alt text

                                    And my data folder consists of:

                                    alt text

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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #27

                                    Hi @tomy the QInstallerFramework can be confusing, especiall if you don't have a workign example, like it seems to be the case for you.

                                    I went and uploded the InstallerFramework example for an Installer with a -Windows- Start Menu entry.

                                    Let's see if the fileupload system of the updated forum works:
                                    seems like a admin/mod only thing.
                                    External link here:

                                    It boils down to a few steps that we can walk through, if you want to.

                                    if you unzip the file, you get a folder with 2 subfolders config and packages
                                    in the config folder you'll find the config.xml,
                                    This one has information about your Installer over all, infos about your app the developer, release date, links to repositories(only needed for online installer)

                                    In packages you'll find 2 folders data and meta. in Data you place all needed dlls files exe's you need to run your Application without Qt-Installed on your system.

                                    In meta you place the installer script file additional ui-files licenzes etc.

                                    Now open your cmd-line tool on windows.

                                    Win-Key + R
                                    cmd
                                    Enter //ctrl +shift+ enter for elevated rights
                                    
                                    //cd to your folder that contains config- and packages folders
                                    cd c:\Path\To\example\startmenu
                                    
                                    //now enter:
                                    c:\Path\to\QtInstallerFrameWork\bin\binarycreator.exe --offline-only -c config\config.xml -p packages TheNameYourInstallerShallHave.exe
                                    

                                    let's see if you still get errors.


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                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #28

                                      Hmm, only some types are allowed it seems. ( even for mods)
                                      alt text

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                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #29

                                        Thank you very much all.
                                        The program/process works fine now.

                                        I think I can use this process for any other new example too, with probably some modifications of course.

                                        I have some questions that will be helpful for my information if they are answered.

                                        1- What is that .ui file for? (while it contains almost nothing!)
                                        2- You programmers do program, but don't you create installers for them? If not, so how could they be useful? And if yes, what tool (if not Qt Installer Framework) do you use for that?
                                        3- Are the errors/warns I get while running the CMD command unimportant and should I ignore them?

                                        alt text

                                        Thanks.

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