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59 <h2>User usage</h2>
60From a user perspective AntInstall is similar to many other installers.
61Start the installer, click OK to the licenses. The user is presented
62with screens in which to enter text or select from the available
63options. <br>
64 <br>
65To use Antinstaller you must have Java. It is possible that the
66installer may be repackaged with Java but generally AntInstaller will assume
67Java is installed. You must also have the JAVA_HOME environment
68variable set to install from a script. <br>
69 <br>
70 <h3>Script Installs</h3>
71 <h4>Unix</h4>
72Un pack the gz.tar file to a temporary directory and run the <code>install.sh</code>
73script. If you have X configured and available you will be shown a
74window with installation instructions. If you do not have X and are
75working on the commandline, installation instructions will be presented
76on the console.
77 <h4>Windows</h4>
78Unzip the installation file and double click on the <code>install.cmd</code>
79(install) file, follow the instructions onscreen
80 <br>
81 <br>
82 <h3>Jar Installs</h3>
83 <h4>Unix</h4>
84If the installer is delivered as a single file with the extension <code>.jar</code> it should be possible to run the installer by double clicking on the file. If your system has reconfigured the <code>.jar</code> type run the installer with the following
85command<br>
86<code>&gt; java -jar [installer_name].jar</code><br>
87
88 <h4>Windows</h4>
89If installing an application with a single Jar file you should be able to just double click on the file in Explorer.
90If you have registered additional applications to opens Jars, right moust click and select "open with" "javaw".
91 <h3>Re-Installing</h3>
92For normal applications, or situations where Ant is not installed,
93re-running the installer is a case of repeating the instructions
94above and entering the values again. <br>
95<br>
96If you are using AntInstaller for server installations or as a front
97end for a build process, you may it may be usefull to repeat an
98installation without entering the values again. Ensure the installer is installed with the
99debug flag set to true and use the scripted install.
100If you have Ant installed you can navigate
101to the root directory of the install and just run Ant. Ant will pick up
102the <code>build.xml</code> file and the <code>ant.install.properties</code>
103that were used last time the installer was run. <br>
104There are three things to bear in mind. <br>
105Firstly, passwords are not stored
106in the properties file
107so you will have to edit the file and set the passwords in plain text
108(and take responibility for security of the file). <br>
109Secondly you should
110ensure that you run the same targets as were run last time the
111installer was run this can be done by appending the targets to the ant
112command when running from the command line. <br>
113Finally, when
114creating the <code>build.xml</code> should ensure that the installer does not break
115itself by deleting files at the end of a successfull install.
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138 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#pagetext">Text Page</a></li>
139 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#pagelicense">License Page</a></li>
140 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#pageinput">Input Page</a></li>
141 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#pageprogress">Progress Page</a></li>
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145 <ol class="init-hidden">
146 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#app-root">Application Root</a></li>
147 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#checkbox">Checkbox</a></li>
148 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#comment">Comment</a></li>
149 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#date">Date</a></li>
150 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#directory">Directory</a></li>
151 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#file">File</a></li>
152 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#large-select">Large Select</a></li>
153 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#password">Password Text</a></li>
154 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#password-confirm">Confirm Password</a></li>
155 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#select">Select</a></li>
156 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#target">Target</a></li>
157 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#target-select">Target Select</a></li>
158 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#text">Unvalidated Text</a></li>
159 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#validated">Validated Text</a></li>
160 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#extvalidated">Externally Validated Text</a></li>
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163 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#extractor">Self Extractor</a></li>
164 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#non-extractor">Non Extractor</a></li>
165 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#scripts">Start Scripts</a></li>
166 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#refs">Dynamic References</a></li>
167 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual.html#pagedisplay">Page Displaying</a></li>
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170 <li class="sidebar"><a href="installertask.html">Installer Ant task</a></li>
171 <li class="sidebar"><a href="validationofconfig.html">Validation of config</a></li>
172 <li class="sidebar"><a href="lookandfeels.html">LookAndFeels</a> <br/>(inc screenshots)</li>
173 <li class="sidebar"><a href="classpathresources.html">Resources/Classpath issues</a></li>
174 <li class="sidebar"><a href="i18n.html">Internationalisation</a></li>
175 <li class="sidebar"><a href="auto.html">Automated installs</a></li>
176 <li class="sidebar"><a href="installtypes.html">Multiple install types</a></li>
177 <li class="sidebar"><a href="posttargets.html">Post display targets</a></li>
178 <li class="sidebar"><a href="icons.html">Button Icons</a></li>
179 <li class="sidebar"><a href="antinstall-config-example.html">Example antinstall-config.xml</a></li>
180 </ol>
181 </li>
182 <li class="sidebar"><a href="manual-ant.html">Ant Manual</a></li>
183 <li class="sidebar"><a href="antlinks.html">Ant links</a></li>
184 <li class="sidebar"><a href="userusage.html">User usage</a></li>
185 <li class="sidebar"><a href="licenses.html">Licenses</a></li>
186 <li class="sidebar"><a href="potentialuses.html">Potential uses</a></li>
187 <li class="sidebar"><a href="roadmap.html">Road Map</a></li>
188 <li class="sidebar"><a href="wanted.html">Wanted</a></li>
189 <li class="sidebar"><a href="dtds.html">DTDs</a></li>
190 <li class="sidebar"><a href="changelog.html">Changelog</a></li>
191 <li class="sidebar"><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/antinstaller">Project page on SourceForge</a></li>
192 <li class="sidebar"><a href="java2html/antinstaller/index.html">Java2HTML (main)</a></li>
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195 <li class="sidebar"><a href="http://sourceforge.net/sendmessage.php?touser=616485">Contact AntInstaller Admin</a></li>
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