Contains information that describes a Windows unattended Setup
answer file. The answer file is typically called Unattend.xml.
Namespace:
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface
Assembly:
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface (in
microsoft.componentstudio.componentplatforminterface.dll)
Usage
Syntax
Visual Basic |
Public Class AnswerFile
Inherits ObjectBase
Implements IDocument, IPropertyChange
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C# |
public class AnswerFile : ObjectBase, IDocument, IPropertyChange
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C++ |
public ref class AnswerFile : ObjectBase, IDocument, IPropertyChange
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J# |
public class AnswerFile extends ObjectBase implements IDocument, IPropertyChange
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JScript |
public class AnswerFile extends ObjectBase implements IDocument, , IPropertyChange
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Example
In this example, you open an offline image on your hard
drive and open an answer file called MyUnattend.xml from a
specified path. Next, you find the IE component in the offline
image, create an override setting for the home page, and then save
the answer file under a new name, My Unattend1.xml. Finally, you
display several answer file properties.
Note: |
To run this example, you must change the value of the variable
wimPath to the path name that contains the .wim file
on your machine. You must also change the value of the variable
ansFile to the name of an existing answer file on your
machine. |
// AnswerFile.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface;
namespace CpiExample
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string wimPath = @"C:\myWorkingFolder";
string wimFile = wimPath + @"\install.wim";
string ansFile = wimPath + @"\MyUnattend.xml";
// Create a Cpi instance:
Cpi n = Cpi.Instance;
// Check if the catalog file is created:
WimInfo wimInfo = n.OpenWim(wimFile);
wimInfo.Images[0].CreateCatalog();
// Open the offline image:
OfflineImage img = n.OpenOfflineImage(wimInfo.Images[0]);
Console.WriteLine("The image file: {0}", img.ToString());
// Get the answer file:
AnswerFile an = n.OpenAnswerFile(ansFile);
Console.WriteLine("The answer file: {0}", an.ToString());
// Get the hash code:
System.Console.WriteLine("The hash code: {0}",
n.GetHashCode());
// Find the IE component in the offline image:
Identity id = img.FindComponentIdentity(
"Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer");
// Create a setting override for Home_Page:
AnswerFileSettingOverride homePage =
an.SettingOverrides.Create(id, "Home_Page",
ConfigurationPass.specialize,
CreateOptions.ReturnExisting);
// Change the Home_Page value:
homePage.Value = "www.microsoft.com";
System.Console.WriteLine("New home page: {0}",
homePage.Value);
// Save the file:
an.SaveAs(wimPath+@"\MyUnattend.xml");
// Print some properties:
Console.WriteLine("validation succeeded: {0}",
an.Validate().Succeeded);
Console.WriteLine("App. title: {0}",
an.ApplicationTitle);
Console.WriteLine("Document state: {0}",
an.DocumentState);
Console.WriteLine("Is source read-only?: {0}",
an.SourceIsReadOnly);
Console.WriteLine("Path: {0}", an.Path);
}
}
}
/* Output:
The image file: Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImag
eImpl
The answer file: Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.AnswerFile
The hash code: 57173219
New home page: www.microsoft.com
validation succeeded: True
App. title: MyUnattend1.xml
Document state: Loaded
Is source read-only?: False
Path: C:\myWorkingFolder\MyUnattend.xml
*/
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Inheritance
Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.Common.ObjectBase
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.AnswerFile
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual
Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members
are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms
Development Platforms
Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server
2003, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000
Target Platforms
See Also