DEPENDENCY Element

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Specifies an additional distribution unit that must be present for the software distribution SOFTPKG to function correctly.

Syntax

<DEPENDENCY
    ACTION="Assert" | "Install"
>

Attributes

ACTION

String value representing an action to take if the required distribution unit is not present on the user's computer.

"Assert"	Default setting. When set to "Assert", the SOFTPKG is ignored if the distribution unit is not already on the computer.
"Install"	When set to "Install", the required files should be downloaded and installed so the software distribution can be processed without errors.

Element Information

Number of occurrences	Any number
Parent elements	SOFTPKG
Child elements	SOFTPKG
File formats supported	CDF, OSD
Requires closing tag	Yes

Example

In this example, the parent SOFTPKG element requires the child SOFTPKG element.

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