eScript

The eScript contains the commands that are executed on the managed computer by the Installer, for example: copy commands for copying the application files; registry extension commands; and commands for creating links. The eScript is stored in the Include file Script.inc. and can be edited in the Packaging Workbench.

Script Commands

The packaging workbench contains a powerful script language that enables you to automate many software and client management tasks.

Commands are available for the following tasks :

  • User management
  • Managing Windows services
  • Changing permissions and security settings
  • Installing and uninstalling printers
  • Installing TrueType fonts
  • Editing the registry of a remote computer
  • Modifying OEM and INI files
  • Connecting and disconnecting network drives
  • Sending mail
  • ODBC database accesses (read, write)
  • Setting and querying variable values, also based on registry keys and INI files
  • Call external scripts (VBScript, JScript, Perl) with transfer and return of val­ues
  • Call external programs

Commands for Process Control

  • You can create branches and loops with conditions in the script
  • Several scripts can be connected by calling
  • You can query and set variable values for process control

Commands for Processing User Input

  • Dialogs for entering paths, values, selection of options. You can create complete wizards using these dialogs.
  • Dialogs for displaying information to the user

    • In all commands, you can also use variables instead of fixed specific values.
    Please make sure that the paths, section names, variables and values you specified do not correspond to the eScript command names. If they do, your script may not be run correctly.