unattended install on linux host help needed

[m2mexpert]

I'm attempting to write an unattended install script to restore my media server automatically. My host is Ubuntu 13.04 and I run a Win 7 VM. I'm using Workstation 10 for linux.

I can initiate a console install and pass the key OK. What I cannot seem to figure out is how to pass the arguments for my shared VM directory automatically. Is there a way to set up a config file that can be read to feed in the options?

[continuum]

Add a few lines to your script that echo the settings you need into the involved configfiles.
The path goes into datastores.xml and looks like
<path>/home/shared-vms</path>

Thw whole file looks like

<ConfigRoot>

  <LocalDatastores>

    <_length>1</_length>

    <_type>hostd.host.LocalDatastoreEntry[]</_type>

    <e id="0">

      <_type>hostd.host.LocalDatastoreEntry</_type>

      <id>1</id>

      <name>standard</name>

<path>/home/shared-vms</path>

    </e>

  </LocalDatastores>

  <NasVolumes>

    <_length>0</_length>

    <_type>hostd.host.NasDatastoreEntry[]</_type>

  </NasVolumes>

</ConfigRoot>

[m2mexpert]

I'm not sure this is what I'm looking for. When I execute the install script, I pass settings like --console --eulas-agreed --set-setting vmware-workstation serialNumber --custom

What I need to do is pass values to the --custom option automatically so I can set the shared directory location and not have to hit enter on all the other default choices.