SOFTPKG element

Article
08/15/2017

Obsolete. Defines a software distribution.

Usage

<SOFTPKG
  AUTOINSTALL = "bAutoInst"
  HREF = "url"
  NAME = "character_string"
  PRECACHE = "bCache"
  STYLE = "sMechanism"
  VERSION = "sVersion">
  child elements
</SOFTPKG>

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
AUTOINSTALL	bAutoInst	No	Boolean value that instructs the browser whether to automatically download the distribution unit. This attribute is valid only within CDF files. No Default. Distribution unit is not installed automatically. Yes Distribution unit is installed automatically.
HREF	url	Yes	URL for the page that should be navigated to when installing the SOFTPKG parent element. This attribute is valid only within CDF files. Note CDF supports only HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols. If a different protocol is used, Internet Explorer will fail to install the distribution unit without notifying the user.
NAME	character_string	Yes	String value name of this distribution. The maximum length of the NAME attribute string is currently 260 characters.
PRECACHE	bCache	No	Boolean value that instructs the browser whether to download the distribution unit and leave it in the cache without attempting to autoinstall. The AUTOINSTALL attribute takes precedence over PRECACHE when they are used together. This attribute is valid only within CDF files. No Default. Distribution unit is not precached. Yes Distribution unit is installed and left in the cache without attempting to download.
STYLE	sMechanism	No	String value mechanism the computer uses to download and install files from the Internet. This attribute is valid only within CDF files. ActiveSetup Use the ActiveX "Active Setup" engine. MSICD Use the MSICD to download distribution units and look at the OSD) file for processing instructions.
VERSION	sVersion	No	String value corresponding to the major, minor, custom, and build version numbers.

Child elements

Element
ABSTRACT
DEPENDENCY
IMPLEMENTATION
JAVA
LANGUAGE
NATIVECODE
TITLE

Child element sequence

ABSTRACTDEPENDENCYIMPLEMENTATIONJAVALANGUAGENATIVECODETITLE

Parent elements

Element
CHANNEL
DEPENDENCY

Remarks

Windows Internet Explorer 7. The CDF (Channel Definition Format) is obsolete and should not be used.

Examples

This example shows how to define a software distribution unit.

<SOFTPKG
    HREF="http://www.joyware.tld/rrrrr.cab"
    NAME="tld.joyware.www.rrrrr"
    VERSION="1,0,0,0">
</SOFTPKG>

Element information

Minimum supported system	Windows XP
Can be empty	No