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| ===== Creating Custom Installer ===== | ===== Creating Custom Installer ===== | ||
| - | WinSCP uses [[&url(innosetup)|Inno Setup]] as installer. The most simple InnoSetup script for WinSCP may look like the one below. For full WinSCP install script see file ''release/winscpsetup.iss'' in the source code. | + | WinSCP uses [[&url(innosetup)|Inno Setup]] as installer. The most simple Inno Setup script for WinSCP may look like the one below. For full WinSCP install script see file ''deployment/winscpsetup.iss'' in the source code. |
| <code iss> | <code iss> | ||
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| AppName=WinSCP (provided by Some Company) | AppName=WinSCP (provided by Some Company) | ||
| ; Name of the application including version | ; Name of the application including version | ||
| - | AppVerName=WinSCP 4.0 | + | AppVerName=WinSCP 5.0 |
| ; Installation directory (can be changed by user) | ; Installation directory (can be changed by user) | ||
| DefaultDirName={pf}\WinSCP | DefaultDirName={pf}\WinSCP | ||
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| ; drag&drop shell extension | ; drag&drop shell extension | ||
| Source: "DragExt.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; \ | Source: "DragExt.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; \ | ||
| - | Flags: ignoreversion regserver restartreplace restartreplace uninsrestartdelete | + | Flags: regserver restartreplace uninsrestartdelete |
| [Icons] | [Icons] | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | Save the script into file (e.g. ''winscpsetup.iss''), put files ''WinSCP.exe'' and ''DragExt.dll'' to the same directory and run InnoSetup compiler: | + | Save the script into file (e.g. ''winscpsetup.iss''), put files ''WinSCP.exe'' and ''DragExt.dll'' to the same directory and run Inno Setup compiler: |
| <code> | <code> | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | ===== Preconfigured Site ===== | + | ===== [[preconfigured_site]] Preconfigured Site ===== |
| - | You may have the installer pre-configure [[session_configuration#site|sites]] (stored sessions), to make it easier for your users to connect to your server. &beta | + | You may have the installer pre-configure [[session_configuration#site|sites]], to make it easier for your users to connect to your server. |
| - | The easiest way is to configure the session using GUI and then check the [[config|configuration storage]] to see how WinSCP stores the session settings. Then add corresponding commands to the installer script. | + | The easiest way is to configure the session using GUI and then check the [[config|configuration storage]] to see how WinSCP stores the site settings. Then add corresponding commands to the installer script. |
| Simple example of "Server" session configuration, including hostname and username only, is shown below. You can also use hidden option ''Special'' to prevent user from [[administration#special_session|accidentally deleting or modifying the session]]. | Simple example of "Server" session configuration, including hostname and username only, is shown below. You can also use hidden option ''Special'' to prevent user from [[administration#special_session|accidentally deleting or modifying the session]]. | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | ===== Using INI File as Configuration Storage ===== | + | ===== [[ini]] Using INI File as Configuration Storage ===== |
| - | Instead of modifing the registry from install script you can make the installer create [[config|configuration INI file]]. | + | Instead of modifying the registry from install script you can make the installer create [[config|configuration INI file]]. |
| - | You can also have the installer install the embeded INI file, like: | + | You can also have the installer install the embedded INI file, like: |
| <code ini> | <code ini> | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | ===== Distributing Passwords ===== | + | ===== [[distributing_passwords]] Distributing Passwords ===== |
| - | While not recommended, you can distribute even session passwords. By default the password needs to be stored in encrypted form to option 'Password'. You can store the password from GUI to get the correct encrypted form (note that key for encryption is hostname and username, so the encrypted password cannot be misused for other session). | + | While not recommended, you can distribute even session passwords. By default the password needs to be stored in encrypted form to option ''Password''. You can store the password from GUI to get the correct encrypted form (note that key for encryption is hostname and username, so the encrypted password cannot be misused for other session). |
| - | If you need to store the password in plain-text, use session option 'PasswordPlain', instead of 'Password'. Note that WinSCP will, if possible, replace the 'PasswordPlain' with equivalent 'Password' option on the first start-up. The same way, you can use 'TunnelPasswordPlain' instead of 'TunnelPassword' and 'ProxyPassword' instead of 'ProxyPasswordEnc'. | + | If you need to store the password in plain-text, use session option ''PasswordPlain'', instead of ''Password''. Note that WinSCP will, if possible, replace the ''PasswordPlain'' with equivalent ''Password'' option on the first start-up. The same way, you can use ''TunnelPasswordPlain'' instead of ''TunnelPassword'' and ''ProxyPassword'' instead of ''ProxyPasswordEnc''. |
| - | ===== Embedded Settings ===== | + | ===== [[embedded_settings]] Embedded Settings ===== |
| - | As alternative to own installer you can directly embed session settings to WinSCP executable. | + | As alternative to own installer you can directly embed site settings to WinSCP executable. |
| - | You can do it by inserting INI file with session settings to ''RCData'' resource named "WINSCP_SESSION". | + | You can do it by inserting INI file with site settings to ''RCData'' resource named "WINSCP_SESSION". |
| <code ini> | <code ini> | ||
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| You can also embed [[public_key#private|private key]] to be used for authentication to ''RCData'' resource named "WINSCP_KEY". WinSCP will automatically try to use it for authentication unless session has its own key configured. | You can also embed [[public_key#private|private key]] to be used for authentication to ''RCData'' resource named "WINSCP_KEY". WinSCP will automatically try to use it for authentication unless session has its own key configured. | ||
| - | To embed ''RCData'' resource you can use any resource editor, for example [[http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/|Resource Hacker]]. Note that the portable executable is compressed, so you may have troubles editing it. Use the application which comes as part of an installation package. | + | ==== Using Resource Hacker ==== |
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| + | To embed the ''RCData'' resource you can use any resource editor, for example [[http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/|Resource Hacker]]. | ||
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| + | Using a command-line interface of the Resource Hacker, you add the "WINSCP_SESSION" resource like: | ||
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| + | <code batch> | ||
| + | ResourceHacker.exe -addoverwrite WinSCP.exe, WinSCP.exe, session.ini, RCDATA, WINSCP_SESSION, 0 | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | where the ''session.ini'' is the INI file with your session. | ||
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| + | Check the generated ''ResourceHacker.log'' for results of the operation. | ||
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| + | You can of course also use a GUI interface | ||
| ===== Administration Tasks ===== | ===== Administration Tasks ===== | ||
| The custom installer can utilize ability of the application to [[administration|restrict or enforce its certain functionality]]. | The custom installer can utilize ability of the application to [[administration|restrict or enforce its certain functionality]]. | ||
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| + | ===== [[hyperlink]] Distributing Site Settings Using Hyperlink ===== | ||
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| + | WinSCP supports [[integration_url#save|save extension]] to [[integration_url|URL format of protocols it handles]] that makes it [[session_configuration#site|save session settings]] provided by URL instead of opening a session. | ||
| ===== License ===== | ===== License ===== | ||
| When creating custom distribution of WinSCP, please bear in mind that you need to follow [[license|WinSCP license]], unless arranged otherwise with an author. | When creating custom distribution of WinSCP, please bear in mind that you need to follow [[license|WinSCP license]], unless arranged otherwise with an author. | ||