Install4j

# export ANT_HOME
# export INSTALL4J_HOME
export INSTALL4J_JAVA_HOME=$JRE_HOME
export PATH=$INSTALL4J_HOME/bin:$PATH
install4jc --help

@REM for windows 10 os
set "INSTALL4J_HOME=C:\Program Files\install4j7"
set "PATH=%INSTALL4J_HOME%\bin;%PATH%"
set "INSTALL4J_JAVA_HOME=%JRE_HOME%"
install4jc --help

Ant Build

<project name="hello" default="media">
  <property environment="env"/>
  <property name="install4jHomeDir" location="${env.INSTALL4J_HOME}"/>
  <fail message="Specify install4jHomeDir in build.xml" unless="install4jHomeDir"/>

  <target name="media">
    <taskdef name="install4j"
             classname="com.install4j.Install4JTask"
             classpath="${install4jHomeDir}/bin/ant.jar"/>

    <install4j projectfile="hello.install4j"/>
  </target>
</project>

Script

• Script to Start/Stop a service in install4j
• Enable/disabled Next Button in install4j
• Form Text Field reset using validation

Service

• Configure Start/Stop a service in install4j

Variables

With variables you can customize many aspects of install4j. They can be used in all text fields and text properties in the install4j IDE as well as from the install4j API. The general variable syntax is

${prefix:variableName}

References

• CLI Options For Generated Installers
• Command Line Compiler
• Maven build for install4j
• My first try with Install4j
• Stackoverflow Install4j
• Response Files
• Install4j Help
• Auto Update
• Extensions