integrate a license file into a package

francoisV · April 19, 2018 - 5:03 PM

Hello, I'm learning how to use WAPT (thanks to JRES) and I don't know how to embed a license file in a package. Thank you for your help. Have a good day.
François

April 19, 2018 - 10:51 PM

Can you be more specific? The software?

Is this purely a matter of hiding the license?

francoisV · April 20, 2018 - 10:24

Hello and thank you for addressing my question. The software is Office 2016. I have an official installation key

for 50 licenses and I'm looking for information on how I can deploy Office on all 50 workstations using WAPT. This could also be useful for other software such as Matlab or Origin.

Have a good day,

François

April 20, 2018 - 11:34

Hello François,

francoisV wrote: ↑Apr 20, 2018 - 10:24 AM Hello and thank you for addressing my question. The software is Office 2016. I have an official installation key for 50 licenses and I'm looking to see how I can deploy Office on all 50 workstations using WAPT. This could also be useful for other software such as Matlab or Origin.

If you have a MAK, you should be able to create an MSP answer file and integrate it into the WAPT package so that it is passed to the Office 2016 setup during installation.

Sincerely,

Denis

francoisV · April 20, 2018 - 5:41 PM

Thanks for the tip. With an .msp file, the Office executable handles the customization. Not all software offers this feature: how can I integrate a response file into a WAPT package? The documentation I found on the site says it's possible (including a license file), but without providing any further specific information.

Thanks.

François

April 20, 2018 - 7:57 PM

Hello FrancoisV,

francoisV wrote: ↑Apr 20, 2018 - 5:41 PM Thanks for the tip. With an .msp file, it's the Office executable that handles the customization. Not all software offers this possibility: how do I integrate a response file into a WAPT package? The documentation I found on the site says it's possible (including a license file) but without providing any further specific information.

Every software program is different. Every Windows machine has its own life. If you want consistency, you need to change careers.

Each software has its own character, its own mood swings, its good days and its bad days... That's why WAPT allows you to create packages that go a little further than simply pushing an MSI file into the back of the machine via its IPC$!

Learning a few lines of Python opens up a whole world of possibilities with WAPT. Don't miss out!

Have a good weekend.

Denis