Deploying X-Setup Plug-ins

Installing a new plug-in is very simple: Copy the XPL file to the plug-in directory.

You can do this in several ways:

• You can create a HTML file (like this one) and provide a link to a XPL file like here:
  
  Click here to install the Delete Me Plug-in!
  
  If the user follows this link, and is using Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, the plug-in will be automatically downloaded and installed by X-Setup. Try it out by clicking on the link above!
  
  
• You can pack your plug-ins and tell the user that he should copy them to his plug-in directory after extracting them. He can see which folder X-Setup is using by selecting "Options" from the "File" menu inside X-Setup.
  
  
• You can use an installation-program (like InstallShield Express), read the value of the "Plugin Directory" entry from the registry-path "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xteq Systems\X-Setup\4.0" and copy your plug-ins to this location.

To install a Wizard, simply copy the file (*.XWZ) to the \Wizards directory of the existing X-Setup installation. If you are using non-standard plug-ins note that you need to deploy them also!