Setting configuration options with install

Question

I'm developing what is essentially an intranet app, using AIR
as the desktop interface. I would like to use the web/badge install
process from a webpage delivered from the local server. What I need
is to be able to include a customizable config file, which would be
set up from a form on the local web server before the air install,
that would set some global parameters for the air application
(specifically the server IP address and a license key... maybe
other info).
So the process would go generally as such:
1) the admin would install the server code, then run a
configuration script/form where he would input the server info,
license key, etc. This would be saved as, lets say, an xml file or
some such.
2) users would browse to the local web server to launch the
air/badge install process, which would include that xml file, and
put it in the application folder as part of the install process.
3) when the air app is run, it would then reference that xml
file to get those global settings, so it knows what server to
access for remoting calls, etc.
Is this possible?

Answer 1

There's no secure way to include this configuration file in
the .air file itself. Since you are using a badge install, however,
you might consider instead passing arguments to the application
during the installation. These are passed to the application when
it is first launched.
Also, if you then save those parameters, you should not use
the application install folder, which is read-only. Instead, use
the application storage folder (or some similar location).
regards,
Oliver Goldman | Adobe AIR Engineering