[Closed] mzp moving file to wrong $temp

Feb 17, 2014 1:07 pm

Hello, first post here.

I’ve got an issue running an mzp that I made based on the Outliner (and many other) mzp structure.

code in the run.mzp :


  name "toolbox"
  version 1.0
  
  extract to $temp	oolbox
  
  run installer\installer_dialog.ms
  drop installer\installer_dialog.ms
  
  clear temp on MAX exit

zipping and running the mzp folder extracts the toolbox folder to the system temp :

C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Temp

while it should be :

C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2012 - 64bit\enu	emp

I tried with other scripts and the behaviour is correct, while when i do zip and rename myself the folder to .mzp it fails to copy to the correct folder.

I haven’t found any clue on the forum yet.

4 Replies

pcharmoille

Feb 17, 2014 1:07 pm

from the doc

If there is no mzp.run control file in the package, MAXScript will unzip all the files in it to a unique temporary directory in the system temp directory

although i triple-checked the name of my file, the problem is still happening.
It happens also when I unzip a working mzp and zipp it again (with the windows tool send to -> compressed folder) and run it.

miauu

Feb 17, 2014 1:07 pm

In my mzp installers I have:

install.ms
run.mzp
“folderWithFiles” folder. All files that have to be installed are in this folder

My mzp code:


  name "miauu"
  version 1.00
  
  treeMove "folderWithFiles" to "$temp"
  
  run "install.ms"
  drop "install.ms"
  
  clear temp

Works with no errors so far. Tested on
win2000+max9,
winXP, winVista, Win7, Win8 – max2009 to 2014

pcharmoille

Feb 17, 2014 1:07 pm

Thanks for the response but I don’t think that the structure of the mzp is the problem, since when I put myself a copy of my tree in the autodesk temp folder I can run the install without problems.

What I found in the documentation :

If there is no mzp.run control file in the package, MAXScript will unzip all the files in it to a unique temporary directory in the system temp directory and run all the executable script files it finds, in unspecified order.

It seems to be my case since I can get the GUI of my installer but also a bit of scripts running.

Is there any reason that autodesk wouldn’t recognize the mzp.run in my folder after I built it myself ?

(Sorry if my answer comes a bit late, i’m living in france)