Install Multiple softwares

[Fujitsu]

I would like to create a script to install multiple exe files,this is used for post server build.

I am very new to AUTOIT

Please help to create this script.

Appreciate for your help.

[omikron48]

Well, what you could do is create an installation script for ever exe you want to install, if each of them use a GUI installation process.

If not, then all you need to do is make a script that will call each exe sequentially, waiting for the previous one to finish before calling the next one.

[jvanegmond]

Fujitsu, we're all happy to help (This is a general help & support forum after all). Just tell us what you want to know and we can show you examples or tell you where to find those examples.

[cherdeg]

Hi Fujitsu...

don't re-invent the wheel - just use my installer:

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;####################################################################
;#
;#  Christoph Herdeg, March 2009
;#  http://www.cs-it-solutions.de
;#
;####################################################################

#include <Array.au3>


$s_OSver = @OSVersion
$i_OSbits = _OSBits()
$s_LineBreak = @CRLF
$s_IniFileName = "U-S-I.ini"
If FileExists($s_IniFileName) = 0 Then 
    MsgBox(64, "cs/IT Unattended Software Installer", "The INI-File is missing...", 5)
    Exit
EndIf
$a_IniSoftware = IniReadSection($s_IniFileName, "SOFTWARE")
_ArrayDelete($a_IniSoftware, 0)


_InstallSoftware($a_IniSoftware)


; Install software
; ==================================================================================================
Func _InstallSoftware($a_IniSoftware)
    
    $s_SoftwareShare = $a_IniSoftware[0][1]
    _ArrayDelete($a_IniSoftware, 0)
    $a_TempSoftware = $a_IniSoftware
    Local $s_CMD, $i_PID
    For $i_i=0 to UBound($a_IniSoftware) -1 Step +2
        If StringInStr($a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1], "OS_Version") > 0 Then $a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1] = StringReplace($a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1], "OS_Version", $s_OSver)
        If StringInStr($a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1], "OS_Bits") > 0 Then $a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1] = StringReplace($a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1], "OS_Bits", $i_OSbits)
        $s_File = $s_SoftwareShare & "\" & $a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1]
        If FileExists($s_File) Then
            If StringInStr($s_File, ".msi") Then
                $s_CMD = "msiexec /i " & $s_SoftwareShare & "\" & $a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1] & " " & $a_TempSoftware[$i_i +1][1]
            Else
                $s_CMD = $s_SoftwareShare & "\" & $a_TempSoftware[$i_i][1] & " " & $a_TempSoftware[$i_i +1][1]
            EndIf
            $i_PID = RunWait($s_CMD, "", @SW_HIDE)
            ProcessWaitClose($i_PID)
        Else
            MsgBox(64, "cs/IT Unattended Software Installer", "There is no file: " & $s_LineBreak & $s_LineBreak & $s_CMD & $s_LineBreak & $s_LineBreak & "Probably there is no version for " & $s_OSver & ", x" & $i_OSbits, 5)
        EndIf
    Next
    
EndFunc   ;==>_InstallSoftware

; Function _OSBits()
; ==============================================================================================
Func _OSBits()
    Local $tOS = DllStructCreate("char[256]")
    Local $aGSWD = DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "int", "GetSystemWow64Directory", "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($tOS), "int", 256)
    If IsArray($aGSWD) And DllStructGetData($tOS, 1) Then Return 64
    Return 32
EndFunc   ;==>_OSBits

You will also need the INI-File ("U-S-I.ini"):

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[SOFTWARE]
;#####################################################################
;#
;# SOFTWARE Settings Section
;#
;#####################################################################
;#
;# The parameter "SoftwareShare" has as value the UNC-Name of the share
;# where all software packages to be installed by this program reside in,
;# e.g. "\\Server\Share\Directory".
;#
;# If you move the contents of this share to another location, please
;# keep the existing directory structure (means: Do only move the whole
;# directory with all content).
;#
;# A software package is defined by two parameters. The "App_N_File"-para-
;# meter contains the name of the application to install and as value its
;# filename, the "App_N_Para"-parameter contains as value the commandline
;# options to setup the application unattended. If the respective appli-
;# cation installer doesn't need options, leave the "App_N_Para"-parameter
;# empty.
;#
;# If there are different versions of one application for several OS'ses,
;# they have to be put in a directory structure like:
;#
;# "Application-Name\OS_Version\OS_Bits\installer-filename"
;#
;# E.g. for the 64bit Version of some ominous "Mozilla Thunderbird for
;# Windows Vista" the "App_N_File"-parameter would have the value:
;#
;# "Thunderbird\OS_Version\OS_Bits\thunderbird-installer.exe"
;#
;# The file would have to reside at the following directory:
;#
;# "\\server\filestore\Thunderbird\WIN_VISTA\64\thunderbird-installer.exe"
;#
;# You can define as many Software packages as you want; the number is
;# covered by reading the whole section, not only singe parameters. If a
;# software is available only as a Microsoft Installer package (.msi),
;# the utility recognizes it and does the installation via "msiexec /i".
;#
;# One flaw is that the installer-filename has to be the same for each
;# version of an application. Of course you could define, e.g. the VISTA-
;# and the XP-Versions as seperate packages...but that would be boring.
;#
;#####################################################################
SoftwareShare=\\server\filestore\

; Cygwin/SSH
App_0_File=Cygwin\Cygwin20080601-32x64.exe
App_0_Para=

; NagiosAgent
App_1_File=Nagios\NagiosInstaller.exe
App_1_Para=

; Adobe Acobat Reader
App_2_File=Acrobat\OS_Version\Acrobat.exe
App_2_Para=/sALL /rs /rps

; Symantec AntiVirus
App_3_File=Symantec\OS_Version\OS_Bits\setup.exe
App_3_Para=/S /v/qn

; Famatech Remote Admin
App_4_File=RAdmin\OS_Version\rserv30.exe
App_4_Para=/S /v/qn

; Microsoft SupportTools
App_5_File=SupportTools\OS_Version\suptools.msi
App_5_Para=/qn

If you have questions, ask them.

Regards,

Chris

[bobbintb]

I would like to create a script to install multiple exe files,this is used for post server build.

I am very new to AUTOIT

Please help to create this script.

Appreciate for your help.

i would try a handy little program called windows post installer.