Tutorials

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[edit] Full Tutorials

• Create a New Install Fast

Provides instructions to create a new InstallJammer project quickly in order to jump right into things.

• New Install Step-by-Step

Provides a step-by-step walkthrough and descriptiton of the process of creating a new InstallJammer project.

• Create Your First Custom Pane

Provides a full walkthrough on creating your first custom InstallJammer pane.

Topics Covered: Panes, Add Widget action, Entry Widgets, and Radio Widgets

• Create a Username and Password Pane

Provides instructions for creating a pane where users can enter their username and password.

Topics Covered: Entry Widgets, Password Entry Widgets, and Non-Blank Entry Validation using Pane Conditions

• Create an Installer that Adds Tables to an Oracle Database

Provides a full tutorial on running SQL scripts on a database using InstallJammer

Topics Covered: Custom Panels, Execute External Program, Replace Text in a File, Security, and Non-Blank Entry Valiadation

• Create an Installer that can Resume from a Reboot/Shutdown

Provides instructions to create an installer that can resume from a system reboot/shutdown.

Topics Covered: Custom Panels, Adding/Retrieving Installation Info, and Exiting

• How to Add Another Language

Provides instructions for adding a new translation/language for InstallJammer

[edit] How Do I? Quickies

• How do I use Virtual Text Correctly?

• How do I read values from the Windows registry?

• How do I customize InstallJammer Virtual Text Definitions? (customize console installs, branding, separator line, dialogs, etc)

• How do I launch another program?

• How do I find where Java is installed?

• How do I find where Tomcat is installed?

• How do I deploy my web application to Tomcat?

• How do I execute a MySQL/SQL*Plus script?

• How do I run different actions when on different platforms?

• How do I replace text in a file?

• How do I validate user input in an entry widget?