Running a script to determine path before "Select destination" in a package?
Running a script to determine path before "Select destination" in a package?
- Subject: Running a script to determine path before "Select destination" in a package?
- From: Lars Holm Nielsen <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 23:33:20 +0100
Hi,
I've developed a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. To be able to make
Photoshop load this plugin, it must reside in either the application
directory (e.g. /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS) or in Photoshop's
plug-in directory which may be localized or any user specified place
(e.g. /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS/Plug-Ins, /Applications/Adobe
Photoshop CS/<localized name for plug-ins> or
/User/someone/path/to/plug-dir).
Because I'm only able to find the applications dir (/Applications/Adobe
Photoshop CS), my package installer installs it there. This is not a
very nice solution, since the plug-ins are supposed to be in the
plug-ins dir, even though they get loaded in the applications dir.
What I'm looking for is a way to insert a script specified value in the
"Select destination.." part. As far as I can read in
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/
SoftwareDistribution/index.html I can only change this with Tokens
Definitions and Path Mappings. My problem is that I can only located
the plug-in folder with at script, which a can use a search method for
a token. It's because the plug-ins directory is specified in a file in
~/Library/Preferences. I can make script which reads this path, and I
will know where to put my plug-in.
So my question is, can I have a script determine the path of
installtion, before the user is presented with "Select destionation..".
If not, any suggestion to solving this problem, for instance with
another installer will be appreciated. Though this is a free plug-in,
so we can't afford licensing based on how many copies are distributed.
Sincerely,
Lars
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Lars Holm Nielsen
Dalslandsgade 8, D810
2300 København S
telefon: 32 88 64 28
mobil: 22 15 51 80
http://www.hankat.dk
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