The following shows how to change the values of the four properties listed below.

• Company name
• User name
• Installation directory
• CD key

In the template, the processing to set these properties is commented out in the MAIN section. To enable the properties, you must delete the comment symbols from the lines. The values of the enabled properties are set in global variables for JP1/Software Distribution by using the Package Information tool.

To set properties:

1. Use the Package Information tool to enter the values of the properties that you want to set.
   For details about how to use the tool, see 2.5 Generating the PACKAGE_INFO section.
   
2. From the MAIN section of the template, delete the // symbols at the beginning of the lines indicated in the following figure.
   

   

The template contains a definition to use the TransformList.mst file that exists in the same directory as MSI files as a transform. The following describes how to change the transform definition.

• Not to use a transform
  Add the // symbol at the beginning of the following line in the MAIN section to comment out the line:
  

  

• To change the transform file
  The name of the transform file is defined at the 36th line of the template. Use the relative path from the packaging-target directory to specify the name of the transform file that you want to use.
  

If you want to add or change the command line options and properties that are not covered in (1) and (2) above, modify the DEFINE and MAIN sections to define the command line that you want to execute.

To customize the template to create an AIT file for installing other software, specify the package information for the desired software in the PACKAGE_INFO section of the template. The Package Information tool is useful for changing the PACKAGE_INFO section. For details about how to use the tool, see 2.5 Generating the PACKAGE_INFO section.

For software that supports Windows Installer, specify the name of the MSI file as the installer name. Use the relative path from the packaging-target directory to specify the MSI file name.

The options and properties to be specified in the MSIEXEC command line differ depending on the software to be installed. Modify the DEFINE and MAIN sections according to the command line for the software. Also, change the file name and directory of the transform according to the command line for the software.

To use the MSIEXEC command in an AIT file, the MSIEXEC command line must be specified as an argument of the DMPWINIS command. The following figure gives an example of specifying the DMPWINIS command.

Figure E-5 Example of using the DMPWINIS command

The DMPWINIS command acquires the installation result (success or failure) and notifies the client of the result. If the installation was successful, the client is notified of 0, and if the installation was not successful, the client is notified of a value other than 0. You do not need to code the processing of result notification in the AIT file. However, result notification about whether the DMPWINIS command was successfully started must be coded in the AIT file.

When the DMPWINIS command is used in an AIT file, use a hexadecimal value from 01 to 29 or from D0 to FF as the result notification code sent using AIT_PostMessage in the AIT file. Other values have been reserved by JP1/Software Distribution.