Examples of Scripts and Actions?

[raraisley]

I'm really enjoying SUF 7.0 so far; it's got a /bunch/ of the things I've wanted for some time. I've gone through the quick training CD, which is very good as well, but I'm longing for more examples. The CD, and PDF manual, give excellent reference and use of Actions and Scripts, so I certainly realize that most any capability is there. But not having done much (okay, any) scripting or actions to speak of before, I'm not sure where to start.

I would /love/ a reference of sample actions and scripts, to accomplish various tasks. I guess I can figure out a few for myself, given the idea for them in the first place, but I'm sure more experienced SUF-ers have libraries of special uses they use all the time. I'm sure they'd give me ideas for how to use similar code in my own setups.

(I've checked the forums and documentation, and couldn't find much in this area. I appologize if I've missed it, and if so, maybe someone can just point me to it.)

[JXBURNS]

Have you checked out the EXAMPLES tab available at top of most of the Action->Help screens? These should explain all you need to know.

John

[Ted Sullivan]

It's great to hear that you're enjoying Setup Factory 7.0! There's so many great new things in there that were simply impossible to do with either previous versions or any other installer tool.

As you've found, the new scripting engine is basically unlimited in flexibility. I can't imagine anything it can't handle. One of the best things though is that this is basically the same scripting engine that is found in AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0. There are lots of great examples over in that forum right now. Most of the scripts posted over there that don't involve AutoPlay specific "objects" will work just fine in Setup Factory 7.0. but we are also committed to creating some excellent example that are specific to Setup Factory 7.0.

For example, check out the following thread:
http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8906

It contains a great sample project that shows you how to work with screens and actions.

Also, each action in the command reference has an example tab that shows you how to do use the action. Look for that on the Help menu.

We'll definitely keep adding more resources over the coming weeks, so keep checking back!

[raraisley]

Originally Posted by JXBURNS

Have you checked out the EXAMPLES tab available at top of most of the Action->Help screens? These should explain all you need to know.

I hadn't seen them, so I do appreciate the info. Although I have to know which function I want to use, whereas it would be nicer to have a resource based on the task desired. After all, most complex scripts are going to be combinations of many actions and/or code snippets.

As Ted suggested, I'll look around on the AutoPlay forums as well.