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Thanks to NSLW, used his Sims 3 script as basis

My 1st Script :sunglasses:

#!/bin/bash
# Date: (2009-06-09 16-04)
# Last revision: (2009-06-09 16-04)
# Distribution used to test: Ubuntu 9.04
# Wine version used: 1.1.23 
# Licence: Free
# Author: siGGismallz
 
[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
 
#FETCHING PROGRAMFILES ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLE
PROGRAMFILES=`wine cmd /c echo "%ProgramFiles%"`
PROGRAMFILES=${PROGRAMFILES:3}

#PREFIX, TITLE AND MESSAGES
PREFIX="RunesOfMagic"
TITLE="Runes Of Magic"
LNG_DL="PlayOnLinux is downloading"
LNG_SSF="has been installed successfully"
LNG_WARNING="The Interface of the Launcher is corrupted and you can't  type anything there, if you still need to type something in there press go on the left side next to the login screen and wait until you will be redirected to the interface start screen again, after that typing will be working within the interface window"

#DOWNLOADING AND SELECTING INSTALLER IMAGE
cd "$REPERTOIRE/tmp"
wget http://i43.tinypic.com/af7n9s.jpg --output-document=left.jpg
POL_SetupWindow_Init "" "$REPERTOIRE/tmp/left.jpg"
POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "Runewaker Entertainment Corp." "www.runesofmagic.com" "siGGismallz" "$PREFIX" 
 
#SELECTING PREFIX
select_prefix "$REPERTOIRE/wineprefix/$PREFIX"
POL_SetupWindow_prefixcreate 

#DOWNLOADING RUNES OF MAGIC 2.0.1.1821
cd "$REPERTOIRE/tmp"
if [ ! -e $REPERTOIRE/tmp/Runes-of-Magic-2011821.exe ]; then
POL_SetupWindow_download "$LNG_DL Runes Of Magic 2.0.1.1821" "Runes Of Magic 2.0.1.1821" "http://frogster.vo.llnwd.net/o9/Runes-of-Magic-2011821.exe"
fi

#STARTING SETUP
wine "Runes-of-Magic-2011821.exe"
 
#MAKING SHORTCUT
POL_SetupWindow_make_shortcut "$PREFIX" "$PROGRAMFILES/Runes of Magic/" "Runes of Magic.exe" "" "$TITLE" "" ""

#CLEANING TEMP
clean_tmp

#FINISHING
POL_SetupWindow_message "$TITLE $LNG_SSF" "$TITLE" 
POL_SetupWindow_message "$LNG_WARNING"
POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit

Edited by siGGismallz

My 1st Script :sunglasses:

It's very similar to mine scripts :laught:

So let's start:

1) you musn't use "TYTUL" it could be anything and script will work anyway
2) you don't have to do

elif [ "$POL_LANG" == "pt" ]then
TYTUL="Runes Of Magic"

The title Runes Of Magic in every language is the same (I see The Sims 3 influence :laught:)
3) you should do

cd "$REPERTOIRE/tmp/"

right before #DOWNLOADING RUNES OF MAGIC 2.0.1.1821 and remove it after #UNPACKING WINSOCK.DLL.ZIP
4) You should insert function which creates prefix, because now you only select where the prefix should be created
5) Why do you copy winsock.dll to system directory? Isn't system32 enough?
6)

echo "\\"winsock.dll\\"=\\"native\\"" >> override.reg 

this should be without dll extension


And that's all I see now. You should edit your script and correct it. I hope there will be no objection from other team members :)

the tutorial script posts here suck i dont understand anything there, so i used sims 3 script as basis because this way it was easier to create a script myself

1) fixed.
2) fixed.
3 fixed???
5) found it in google that way, but works like u suggested too
6) fixed.

4) what do you mean by that?


can $REPERTOIRE also be changed? it stands for the playonlinux folder if i understood it right?

Edited by siGGismallz

3 fixed???

Yes, it's always safely to do "cd to directory" before every "non-POL_SetupWindow_download"

4) what do you mean by that?

POL_SetupWindow_prefixcreate
Almost every script should have got that after select_prefix

can $REPERTOIRE also be changed? it stands for the playonlinux folder if i understood it right?

REPERTOIRE is "~/.PlayOnLinux" and it cannot be changed

Edited by NSLW

is it perfect now ? :p

Edited by siGGismallz

is it perfect now ? :p

If there won't be objections from other team members then I could accept your script. Send your script for validation tomorrow ;-)

how can i do that? o.O

Hi siGGismallz,

Pretty good script for a first one ;-)

the tutorial script posts here suck i dont understand anything there

Of what post are you talking about?
If you mean this one, it's normal that you don't understand, this isn't a tutorial but a kind of "quick" reference of all the available functions to help people who already know how to do a script.
The real tutorial to learn how to do a script is available via the "Documentation" link at the top of the website. ;-)

is it perfect now ?:p

If there won't be objections from other team members then I could accept your script. Send your script for validation tomorrow ;-)

What I'm going to say isn't really objections, more like suggestions to improve your script :)

1) The comments at the beginning aren't complete enough, it lacks

# Date: (YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM)
# Last revision: (YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM)
# Wine version used: 
# Licence:

2) The prefix directory's name mustn't contain space characters, use instead PREFIX="RunesOfMagic" or PREFIX="ROM"

3) When you display a message, use a variable so it's way easier to translate a script.
Example:
Replace

POL_SetupWindow_download "PlayOnLinux is downloading Runes Of Magic 2.0.1.1821" "Runes Of Magic 2.0.1.1821" "http://frogster.vo.llnwd.net/o9/Runes-of-Magic-2011821.exe"

With

POL_SetupWindow_download "$LNG_DL" "Runes Of Magic 2.0.1.1821" "http://frogster.vo.llnwd.net/o9/Runes-of-Magic-2011821.exe"

And add what follows after declaring the TITLE and PREFIX variable

LNG_DL="PlayOnLinux is downloading Runes Of Magic 2.0.1.1821"

Thus, if you speak another language than English, you just have to do something like that at the beginning of your script:

if [ "$POL_LANG" == "de" ]; then
LNG_DL="Whatever's translation in German"
else
LNG_DL="Whatever"
fi

Finally, to send your script for validation, click on the "Scripts" link in the right menu then click on the "Add a new script" link.

Bye

the tutorial script posts here suck i dont understand anything there, so i used sims 3 script as basis because this way it was easier to create a script myself

Oh.. I haven't spotted that at first. Fell free to take any script as basis for your creations. It's even better because it's more likely you make less mistakes :sunglasses:

3) When you display a message, use a variable so it's way easier to translate a script.

If you wish to translate your script to your mother language then it's good way to do this.

you guys should make something like a script creator program where you just choose what you want (with pictures or discriptions), this would be really helpful to make scripts ;)

you guys should make something like a script creator

There is something like that, but it isn't updated anymore. It doesn't work for me on Fedora 10 but i saw how it works on Ubuntu 8.04.

Good, you made the changes I suggested however, it's not yet perfect.

1) Why did you removed the "Distribution used to test:" line in the comments at the beginning of the script?

2) About languages variables, you used one for the POL_SetupWindow_download command, good but you forgot to do it too for the POL_SetupWindow_message command at the end of your script.

Now, additional suggestions that I previously didn't thought of:

3) The two commands of the following part:

#CLEANING TEMP
cd "$REPERTOIRE/tmp/"
rm -rf * 

Could be replaced by one command:

#CLEANING TEMP
clean_tmp

4)

Known Issues:
- typing at login screen does not work
solution: click on GO, after you return back to the start screen you will be able to type

If it happens to everyone or very frequently, you can add a POL_SetupWindow_message command (using a LNG_WHATEVER variable of course ;-)) to tell it once the installation is finished.

i already sent my script for vaildation =( can i resend it with the changes u suggested?

Yes, of course. :)
Even if it has been said that you can't edit your script once you asked for its validation, it seems that it's still possible.

if i want to add it again as script the site says that the name is already in use could you deny the validation of the current script that is non-validated ?

Ok, script denied.
You should be able to edit it now, without the need to add it again.

Script accepted good work :)
there was small issue with

POL_SetupWindow_message "$WARNING"

but i fixed it :sunglasses:
I hope the next script you write will be easier for you :p

Edited by NSLW

thx NSLW didnt saw it ;-)