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‎Mar 10, 2009
12:43 PM
list files in install packages (bin/exe)
one of our product teams uses InstallAnywhere to package their product for install. separately, I need to get a list of all the files (names, dates,times, sizes) in the installed product for customer inventory checking purposes, without installing the product.
are there any tools I can use to dump the list of files in the bin/exe files?
(in a perl batch script, no java available). (like unzip -l)
thanks
sam
are there any tools I can use to dump the list of files in the bin/exe files?
(in a perl batch script, no java available). (like unzip -l)
thanks
sam
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‎Mar 10, 2009
06:03 PM
There is a Resource1.zip file in the Installer, but it is packaged according to the source folders, not the destination folders (so you can have for instance devfolder/filname1.someextension that during install will be installed in userinstallfolder/somecompletelydifferentname.someotherextension). Not to mention jars inside this .zip (for speedfolders) or modifying action for installed files etc. Hopefully, the team creating the installer has foreseen the need for automatic unattended deployment and has implemented the silent installation mode. Thus, via a properties file you can easily install the product (even in a repetitive automatic mode if you wish, and then build the list of the files).
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‎Mar 11, 2009
04:03 PM
sorry.. don't understand a word you said..
my product team has given me 'foobar.bin' (for example) that is the package to be used to install their product on linux. (with the installanywhere installer).
without installing the product, and preferable without actually unpacking the bin file, I would like to find out what product files are inside, by name, size, date & time.
the product team cannot tell me what files are inside the bundles.
sam
my product team has given me 'foobar.bin' (for example) that is the package to be used to install their product on linux. (with the installanywhere installer).
without installing the product, and preferable without actually unpacking the bin file, I would like to find out what product files are inside, by name, size, date & time.
the product team cannot tell me what files are inside the bundles.
sam
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‎Mar 11, 2009
04:38 PM
It is not possible to list the files within the install.bin without actually installing it. It's not a mere archive file, it's a little more complicated than that.
What I tried to explain, and I'm trying again, is the following: even if you were able to list the contents of the install.bin, you could find archives within, or files that change name during installation. Also, I suggested you ask the people who provided you the install.bin if silent / unattended installation was supported, because this was a very easy way to install and thus get the install.bin contents.
What I tried to explain, and I'm trying again, is the following: even if you were able to list the contents of the install.bin, you could find archives within, or files that change name during installation. Also, I suggested you ask the people who provided you the install.bin if silent / unattended installation was supported, because this was a very easy way to install and thus get the install.bin contents.
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‎Mar 17, 2009
03:10 PM
pv7721 wrote:
It is not possible to list the files within the install.bin without actually installing it. It's not a mere archive file, it's a little more complicated than that.
What I tried to explain, and I'm trying again, is the following: even if you were able to list the contents of the install.bin, you could find archives within, or files that change name during installation. Also, I suggested you ask the people who provided you the install.bin if silent / unattended installation was supported, because this was a very easy way to install and thus get the install.bin contents.
bummer.. thanks.. unfortunately I cannot silent install, the platform my application is running on doesn't match the install platform, and it would contaminate the system, and probably fail due to missing prerequisites.
I just need a list of the files with dates, & sizes..
Sam
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‎Mar 18, 2009
02:10 AM
IMHO it's up to the team who produces the installer to give that to you: I mean, it's obvious, if they support platform X, they must have it in order to install and test it. Why's so complicated to get a recursive listing of installed files... beats me...
