site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcnB087iG1tzwj7JGUmpE3ByC/YP/w== Thread-topic: Get Value From User? User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.15.0.081119 If you take the lines of code I sent you and copy/paste it into terminal, you'll see the results. I have it setting a terminal variable to what is returned by the script. If you needed multiple values returned, then you might want to go the file route or have each run as a separate script that is equal to the equivalent variable in the shell script (handy if you don't want the possibility of someone reading the info in a hidden file or file name (like a password). If this is for something you plan on publishing publicly or selling, you probably would want to go the plugin route. I have the luxury of doing it with a simple Applescript since my stuff is for internal use only, and hitting a smaller audience (few thousand users). Also, never attempted to make a plugin before. -- Bryan S. Lee

From: Paul Cook <cook.p.d@comcast.net> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:28:02 -0500 To: Installer-Dev mailing-list <installer-dev@lists.apple.com> Subject: Re: Get Value From User?

Thanks, for both the custom plugin suggestion and the AppleScript suggestion.

In terms of the AppleScript route, how does the answer get passed to a script? (If for example, I want to use the answer in a PostFlight Script?) I suppose one could have AppleScript write it in a file somewhere and then you could read it from your script. But is there an easier way?

I was able to find some information about custom Installer plugins at: http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/InstallerPluginSample/listing1.html

I haven't looked at the sample code yet, so I don't know if the same question applies to the custom installer plugin approach or not. But unless it is real close to what I want, I may go the AppleScript route.

Best Wishes,

Paul

On Apr 17, 2009, at 11:41 PM, Paul Cook wrote:

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Is there anyway from any kind of any Installer script (preflight, postflight, etc.) to ask the user for a value and to get that value from within a script? (Bash, Perl, AppleScript, etc.)

In this case, we'd like to ask the user for a name of something. And then use that name within a script.

My fear based on the answer to the recent progress question is that the answer is probably No. But this is just different enough that I thought it might be worth hoping otherwise.

Thanks for any help,

Paul

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