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Have you looked at INSTALLANYWHERE? What platforms do you need to deploy 
to? Maybe if we talked I could help more. I have written many installers.

Bob Reynolds wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a requirement to create EAR and WAR packages without using the
> integrated package building tools built into the IDE. The packages will be
> created via a deployment script, preferably on a Win2k/Xp machine (less
> preferably we have a solaris 9x box - however i really need to get this
> running on xp or i'll be shuffling files between systems constantly)
> 
> To be honest, all i've ever used is my IDE, in this case Sun One Studio
> (forte) to build my EARs and WARs but now I need to build my packages on a
> dedicated build box thats tied in with our Source Repository.. Meaning i
> have to go to first principles to create the packages...
> 
> Retrieving the files from the Code Bank isnt the issue, but compiling and
> packaging the files is.
> 
> I'm using Javac to create my class files, the bit i'm not sure about (read,
> currently lost) is the creation of the WAR/EAR, readings suggest that I use
> the Deploytool, or JAR however I cant find explanitory text on how to use
> those apps..
> 
> also note, I cant use a GUI, (deploy tool appears to have a gui/non gui
> mode) as this will be a scripted deployment.
> 
> To add something else into the mix, ANT seems a popular choice, however this
> is something ive never played with before so unless its the "prefered"
> choice of the forum, i'm not planning on going there!
> 
> Please throw a few pearls of your collective wisdom my way, anything you
> have would be appreciated.
> 
> Cheers
> 
>