Using Tokens in Package Definitions

You can use the following tokens in the command line fields specified in the Install command field of a Package Definition’s Install Types section, and in the User command fields of the Pre-/Post-Processing section.

$ACCOUNT$

The user account specified in the Software Distribution Wizard when the job is distributed. The account token has the format of username@domain:password. For example, administrator@engineering:admin.

$USERNAME$

The user name specified in the user account.

$DOMAIN$

The domain name specified in the user account.

$PASSWORD$

The password specified in the user account.

$KITDIR$

The path that the installer is being run from, with a trailing backslash. This path will be UNC or a mapped drive, depending on the Kit path specified for the package's Install type and the Use UNC path setting.

$DATE$

The current date, in the form 26-January-2005.

$YYYY$

The current year in four digits format. For example, 2005.

$YY$

The current year in two digit format. For example, 05.

$MM$

The current month in two digits format. For example, 06.

$MMM$

The abbreviated name of the current month. For example, Jun.

$MONTH$

The full name of the current month. For example, June.

$DD$

The number of the current day. For example, 26.

$YYMMDD$

Today’s date in yymmdd format. For example, 000626.

$YYMMDD(nn)$, $YY/MM/DD(nn)$, $YY-MM-DD(nn)$, $YYMMMDD(nn)$

Today’s date in year, month, day format, plus or minus a specified number of days. For example, $YYMMMDD(12)$ would return 23JAN04 if today’s date is 2004/01/11.

$DDMMYY$

Today’s date in ddmmyy format. For example, 260604.

$DDMMYY(nn)$, $DD/MM/YY(nn)$, $DD-MM-YY(nn)$, $DDMMMYY(nn)$

Today’s date in day, month, year format, plus or minus a specified number of days.

$MMDDYY$

Today’s date in mmddyy format. For example, 062604.

$MMDDYY(nn)$, $MM/DD/YY(nn)$, $MM-DD-YY(nn)$, $MMMDDYY(nn)$

Date in mmddyy format. For example, 062604.

$TIME$

The current time. For example, 18:53.

$HOUR$

The current hour. For example, 18.

$MINUTE$

The current minute. For example, 53.