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QTW 78 - Customizing the QTW Installer: Sources of Information and Format of theConfiguration File (3-July-96)

Q I heard at WWDC that the QTW installer can be customized through a '.ini' file. Where can I get information about this?

A The information you are seeking can be hard to find. In the future, you may want to check out the following sites, which are updated on a regular basis and point to useful QuickTime information:

The following is the format for the optional configuration file that can be used with QTINSTAL.EXE. If used, it must be named QTINSTAL.INI, and it must be located in the same directory as QTINSTAL.EXE. For all of the options listed except DialogStyle, a value of 1 enables the option, a value of zero disables it.

Although all combinations are designed to work (i.e., the program will run correctly), not all combinations of options will yield a viable result. For example, creating a program group without unpacking the files would probably not be a good idea.

   ; All options must be under this section.
[Options]
 
   ; Specify one of the following values:
   ;    1 = Thin frame
   ;    2 = System menu
   ;    3 = Thin frame and system menu
   ;    default = thick frame, no system menu
DialogStyle=3
 
   ; 1 shows background window with QuickTime banner.
   ; 0 shows no background window.  0 is useful when
   ; QTINSTAL is to be called from another program.
StandAlone=1
 
   ; CTL3D look.  1 = CTL3D, 0 = no CTL3D
Ctl3D=1
 
   ; Run dialogs that scan disk checking for
   ; existing versions.
CheckExistingVersions=1
 
   ; Update user INI files or do not.
UpdateIniFiles=1
 
   ; Create user groups or do not.
CreateGroups=1
 
   ; Unpack files from executable and write them.
   ; Care and consideration should be used before
   ; setting this option to false, since a false
   ; value means no files will be installed.
UnpackFiles=1
 
   ; Run opening dialog prompting user to start
   ; installation.
PromptToBegin=1
 
   ; Final "do you want to continue" dialog before
   ; files are written.
PromptToComplete=1
 
   ; Dialog indicating that installation has completed
   ; successfully.
SuccessDialog=1
 
   ; If the following option is used, the specified name is
   ; used as the group name (that is, the name as it
   ; displays in the window titlebar, not the group
   ; filename) that the installer will use when
   ; installing the QuickTime icons.  For example,
   ; the option shown would use the group name
   ; "My Group."  If the group does not exist it will
   ; be created.
   ; This option can be used to add the QuickTime
   ; applications to an existing group file.
   ; The string used to specify a group name should
   ; be tested in actual use, since there is a
   ; practical upper limit to the number of
   ; characters Windows will use in a window title.
GroupName=My Group
 
    ; If the following option is set, the installer will play
    ; the audio calibration movie that sets the initial
    ; state for automatic audio rate adjustment. This
    ; option should be turned on (which is by default),
    ; unless your installer has disabled automatic audio
    ; rate adjustment, in which case this option must be
    ; turned off.
PlaySampleMovie=1

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