Installer is a scripting language developed by Sylvan Technical Arts and published by

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programming language. A compatible re-implementation, InstallerLG, remains under active development as of October 2018.

Example script

The following example, taken from the developer guide, demonstrates directory creation with user prompts: (makedir "T:fred" (prompt "I will now create the directory \"T:Fred\"") (help @makedir-help) (infos) (confirm) )

Related tools

The InstallerGen tool provides a graphical alternative to writing scripts manually.

References

External links

Amiga Technologies V43.3 Installer development package

InstallerLG alternative

MUI alternative
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