User Guide
Installation Scripts for NetWare 103
Other Installation Options
103-000143-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Descriptors and Commands
This section describes the descriptors and commands found in
NETMAIN.ILS and other installation script files. The product installation
script files you write contain the same types of descriptors and commands as
those in NETMAIN.ILS.
A descriptor is a keyword preceded by the @ character. The installation NLM
scans the descriptors and uses them to build linked lists and menus in memory.
Descriptors
Describe a configuration or presentation, but do not specify a procedure
or order.
Are typically block-oriented (with an @Command and an
@EndCommand statement), although some are single-line.
Are declarative in nature.
Cannot be nested.
A command is a keyword not preceded by the @ character. Commands are
Procedural, describing the method and order of installation (creating
directories, copying files, etc.).
Usually grouped within an @FileSet...@EndFileSet descriptor block
(although they can also exist independently).
Executed in order, according to the script file.
Script files can be natural-language-enabled by using text within double
quotes (in-line text). Such text is designated for language translation,
including text that will be displayed in menu items, help text, etc.
Syntax Conventions
Commands and arguments are not case-sensitive, but prompt strings are.
A script parser recognizes the following special characters:
= { } ( ) , : - ; > < ! [ ]
If a special character is used within a name, the entire name must be
surrounded by double or single quotation marks.