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Installing an extension from a command line

AnonymousUser
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I have a batch file to add extensions to Firefox. It worked fine before Win7. Now Firefox is launched but the extension isn't added. This is what I am using:

C:\Programs\Firefox\Firefox.exe -install-global-extension "C:\Dnload\9xAddons\FireFox Extensions\colorfultabs-4.1-fx+sm.xpi"

I'm using Firefox ver. 3.6.6 In Win7 Ultimate 32 bit or 64 bit With Administrator rights

The folders are correct: C:\Programs is a folder I created to resolve the issues with C:\Program Files.

Any ideas why it might not work?

Thanks,

Docfxit

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== Before Win7

I have a batch file to add extensions to Firefox. It worked fine before Win7. Now Firefox is launched but the extension isn't added. This is what I am using: C:\Programs\Firefox\Firefox.exe -install-global-extension "C:\Dnload\9xAddons\FireFox Extensions\colorfultabs-4.1-fx+sm.xpi" I'm using Firefox ver. 3.6.6 In Win7 Ultimate 32 bit or 64 bit With Administrator rights The folders are correct: C:\Programs is a folder I created to resolve the issues with C:\Program Files. Any ideas why it might not work? Thanks, Docfxit == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == Before Win7

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the-edmeister
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See this page: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options a little over half way down that page, under Add-ons

Gecko 1.9.2 note - that's Firefox 3.6 -install-global-extension and -install-global-theme have been removed from Gecko 1.9.2 and upwards.

"Depositing" an XPI file into the ~\Firefox\extensions\ folder when Firefox is closed still works to do a global installation. It will install that extension when each Profile is first launched. Now all you need to is to figure out how to "deposit" the XPI into that folder - I can't offer help with that, it's beyond my "pay grade".

cor-el
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See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Installing_extensions https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Adding_Extensions_using_the_Windows_Registry https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Enhanced_Extension_Installation