#
# This example demonstrates how to install an add-on package.
#
import os # for directory handling
from win32com.client import constants as c
# **********************************
# This function just provide the means to remove the details of
# creating the HTML page.
def makeHTMLPage() :
# Build the filename & path
sUserPath = Application.InstallationPath( c.siUserPath )
sHelpFileName = XSIUtils.BuildPath( sUserPath, "Data", "HelpMe.html" )
# Create a standard hello world script file
fHWFile = open( sHelpFileName, "w" )
fHWFile.write( "<html>\n" )
fHWFile.write( "<head>\n" )
fHWFile.write( "\t<title>Help Page for Testing Add-ons</title>\n" )
fHWFile.write( "</head>" )
fHWFile.write( "<body>\n" )
fHWFile.write( "\n<p>Help! I'm trapped inside this HTML code!</p>\n" )
fHWFile.write( "</body>\n" )
fHWFile.write( "</html>" )
fHWFile.close()
# Return the name of the new html page
return sHelpFileName
# **********************************
# Get the first available workgroup as the add-on destination
sPath = Application.InstallationPath( c.siWorkgroupPath )
if not sPath :
# If the workgroup doesn't already exist, then add it
tmppath = XSIUtils.BuildPath( Application.InstallationPath(c.siUserPath), "TempWorkgrp" )
if ( not os.access(tmppath, os.F_OK) ) :
os.mkdir( tmppath )
Application.AddWorkgroup( tmppath )
sPath = Application.InstallationPath( c.siWorkgroupPath )
sHTMLName = makeHTMLPage()
# Create the add-on package object
oAddOn = Application.CreateAddon()
# Add the HTML page to the add-on package
oAddOn.AddOtherItem( sHTMLName )
# Save the package in the Addons directory
sPath = XSIUtils.BuildPath( sPath, "Addons" )
XSIUtils.EnsureFolderExists( sPath )
sAddOnFileName = XSIUtils.BuildPath( sPath, "myHelpPkg.xsiaddon" )
oAddOn.Save( sAddOnFileName )
Application.LogMessage( "Created add-on file: " + sAddOnFileName )
# Install the add-on package containing the HTML page
Application.InstallAddOn( sAddOnFileName, c.siWorkgroupAddonPath )
# Comment out the following line if you want to see the add-on file
# (you will have to uninstall the add-on manually):
Application.UnInstallAddon( sAddOnFileName )
#INFO : <YourWorkgrpPath>\Addons\myHelpPkg.xsiaddon
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