InstallAware

Hello,
I am new to InstallAware and I am an absolut beginner.
In the past I did a lot with the NSIS installer but now we want to use InstallAware.
My collegue has started an installation script with InstallAware and I have to complete it now.
My challenge ist to install an Apache webserver with PHP. For that I use XAMPPlite from apachefriends.

I have to edit some configuration files and the php.ini file for correct paths.
In the source files there is the path with the key word /xampplite. I have to replace this with the installation path.

In httpd.conf all paths are with slashes /
ServerRoot "/xampplite/apache" ==>> should be later "C:/program files/myinstalldir/apache"

the php.ini file has backslashes
error_log = "\xampplite\apache\logs\php_error.log" ==>> should be later "C:\program files\myinstalldir\apache\logs\php_error.log"

one file has double backslahes
SetEnv PHP_PEAR_SYSCONF_DIR "\\xampplite\\php"

How can I do this replacement in this files with InstallAware?
Can anybody show me an example?

Next step is to install the apache service after copying all files.
How can I check for existing services and install (or remove it for deinstallation) )


With the NSIS installer I did this in this way:
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Push "$INSTDIR" ;original string
Push "\" ;needs to be replaced
Push "/" ;will replace wrong characters
Call StrReplace
Pop $0


!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\apache\conf\httpd.conf" "/xampplite" "$0"
!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\apache\conf\extra\httpd-autoindex.conf" "/xampplite" "$0"
!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\apache\conf\extra\httpd-dav.conf" "/xampplite" "$0"
!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\apache\conf\extra\httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf" "/xampplite" "$0"
!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\apache\conf\extra\httpd-ssl.conf" "/xampplite" "$0"
!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf" "/xampplite" "$0"
!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf" "/xampplite" "$0"
!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\mysql\bin\my.ini" "/xampplite" "$0"

Push "$INSTDIR" ;original string
Push "\" ;needs to be replaced
Push "#" ;will replace wrong characters
Call StrReplace
Pop $0

Push $0 ;original string
Push "#" ;needs to be replaced
Push "\\" ;will replace wrong characters
Call StrReplace
Pop $0

!insertmacro ReplaceInFile "$INSTDIR\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf" "\\xampplite" "$0"


Sorry for my first long post

best regards
Hansjoerg

Dear Hansjoerg,

Please check out this plugin:
http://www.installaware.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=81

It allows you to edit text files quite easily. Just like a replace method in any other text editor, you need to specify the string to search and what to replace it with.

Hello,
thanks a lot for the help,

yes I have found this plugin and it works fine, except one situation

I need to replace double backslash
like in
SetEnv MYSQL_HOME "\\xampplite\\mysql\\bin"

It seems not wo work.

Other question.
I cannot find any plugin to install a service. I see only a plugin "Manage Service" where I can start and stop a service but not install.
Is there anything?

regards
Hansjoerg

Hmmm. How can I put the text from Installaware Script Editor into here?
It seems not be shown correct.

Dear Hansjoerg,

To install a service, simply call the Install Service command.

About the replacement, try checking the Replace \\ with \ box - does that work?