PACKAGE File (Pkg): IF/ELSE Condition

[say2paul]

Take a look into the following package file:

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Code:
; Application Content

;Language - standard language definitions
&EN

; standard SIS file header
#{"Content Name"},(0x0F2B609E), 1, 0, 0, TYPE=SISUPGRADE

;Supports Series 60 v 2.x
(0x101F6F88), 0, 0, 0, {"Series60ProductID"}

;The dependency:
(0x0F2B609E), 1, 0, 0, {"App Name"}

; Files to copy

"C:\Symbian\7.0s\Series60_v20_CW\Epoc32\winscw\c\system\Apps\MYAPP\File.amr"-

IF exists("C:\system\apps\MYAPP\MYAPP.app")
"C:\system\apps\MYAPP\File.amr"

ELSEIF exists("C:\system\apps\MYAPP\MYAPP.app")
"E:\system\apps\MYAPP\File.amr"

ELSE
"appnotfound.txt"-"", FILETEXT, TEXTEXIT

ENDIF
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I made this package file to detect the drive on which the application is installed and then install the content on same drive.

But i am facing a problem while making SIS from this pkg file. Some error returned when i run makesis:

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Processing MYAPPContent.pkg...
MYAPPContent.pkg(19) : Expected quoted string read IF
MYAPPContent.pkg(19) : error: unexpected text
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I might be doing something wrong. Kindly suggest.

[symbee]

Hi,

As far as my knowledge is concern, u don't have to take the condition in pkg file. Infact pkg file is made by system only.so keep it as it is.

Symbee

[say2paul]

For your information dear, it is not the system which makes the package file.

Package file is created by the developer according to their needs.

[wizard_hu_]

It might worth a try to check if !:\ is automatically treated as the original installation drive (without re-asking the user) for SISUPGRADE packages.

[Paul.Todd]

You can't split the package body

"C:\Symbian\7.0s\Series60_v20_CW\Epoc32\winscw\c\system\Apps\MYAPP\File.amr"-

between the if statement, you will need to duplicate in each place inside of the if condition

[say2paul]

You can't split the package body

"C:\Symbian\7.0s\Series60_v20_CW\Epoc32\winscw\c\system\Apps\MYAPP\File.amr"-

between the if statement, you will need to duplicate in each place inside of the if condition

Yes you are right Paul.Todd, BUT in that case the size of SIS will be increased by two times.

Suppose if i have only one file 'A' of size 100KB, and i use the following condition:
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IF condition
"C:\dir\A"-"C:\target"
ELSIF condition
"C:\dir\A"-"E:\target"
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Then the SIS file size becomes 200KB as it includes the same file 'A' twice.

Any idea or suggestion to overcome this issue..!

[Paul.Todd]

Either ship two sis files or as hu says, check to see if "!" can be used to allow the user to specify where the file is to be installed, then have you application check each drive for the file

[raysky]

IF NOT exists("!:\RSevenDB.db")
"$(EPOCROOT)epoc32\winscw\c\RSevenDB.db" -"!:\RSevenDB.db"
ENDIF

i've tried using the code above, but somehow the db file is still replaced everytime i install the sisx, why is this so? anyway to NOT replace the db file bcos i wan to keep my tracking in db permenant whenever there is a new release of the sisx

[wizard_hu_]

I am not sure if EXISTS keyword can deal with !, and it can behave strangely besides that too.
You can try installing the database to an other file, and rename it in runtime if the "main" database does not exist. However if your database contains constant initial data (or it is simply empty), you should rarther consider simply creating it on the device on first use.

[raysky]

thanks, i've managed to do what i want with this:
"" -"!:\RSevenDB.db", FN
instead,

and using a file session to check for existance in code and create using code the db file