Using Project Automation to Configure InstallAnywhere Project Files

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This article provides sample code which will modify the product version for a project.

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The Project Automation API allows the installation developer to manipulate a project using Java code, without requiring use of the Advanced Designer. This article provides sample code which will modify the product version for a project.

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A simple Java application used to open a project file, modify a project setting, and then close and save the project file might look similar to the following:

import com.zerog.ia.auto.project.*;

public class ProjectApiTest
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
    
      Project iap = ProjectAutomation.loadProject("C:\\MyProject.iap_xml");  //change path to your project file
      ProjectDescription desc = iap.getProjectDescription( );  //access the settings in Project > Description task
      Version ver = desc.getProductVersion( );  //Version object gives access to version fields
      ver.setMajor(1);
      ver.setMinor(2);
      ver.setRevision(3);
      ver.setSubRevision(4);
      ProjectAutomation.saveProject(iap); //save and close the project
      System.exit(0);
   }
}

After compiling this code and running it, the specified project file should reflect the new version which was set when opened in the Advanced Designer. Beyond the project-wide settings exposed in the ProjectDescription and similar classes, the Project Automation API provides classes that represent a project?s hosts: OSHost for the project?s Operating System host, DBHost for the project?s Database Server hosts (if any), and JEEHost for the project?s Application Server hosts (if any). These hosts contain the relevant files and actions delivered by your installer. Most items contained in these hosts have corresponding classes in the Project Automation API.

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For a complete listing of the Project Automation APIs which are available, open the file index.html in the <IA home>/project-auto/javadocs folder.

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