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Yathosho
22nd October 2002 18:16 UTC

Error
i got a very simple script, using no strings until the first section, the first command there is:

FileOpen $0 "file.txt" r

when i compile the the installer, i get the following error message

Invalid command: FileOpen $0 "file.txt"
Error in script "test.nsi" on line 21 -- aborting creation process

i have no clue why that is. there's no other string used in the script until that position.

sdbarker
22nd October 2002 19:18 UTC

Perhaps try another register other than $0. I know there were previously problems use ReadRegStr with $0

-Scott

Yathosho
22nd October 2002 21:40 UTC

thanks for the tip, but the error remains

Joost Verburg
23rd October 2002 19:52 UTC

Works fine here. Please use the latest CVS version.

Yathosho
24th October 2002 09:33 UTC

i constantly updated my nsis, but i always had this error (actually i posted this some months ago).


Name "test"

>OutFile test.exe

CRCCheck on

XPStyle on

>#InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\test"


>DirText "Select a target directory."

>DirShow show

SetCompress force

InstType Standard


Section "Required Components"


>FileOpen $R1 "file.txt" r


loop:

>FileRead $R1 $R2

IfErrors done

MessageBox MB_OK $R2

Goto loop


done:

Exit

>Section End 

>

the odd thing is, that it claims "FileOpen" to be an invalid command

Invalid command: FileOpen $R1 "file.txt"
Error in script "C:\_dirdupe\test.nsi" on line 14 -- aborting creation process

kichik helped me with this script a while ago. he also could compile it. i'm running win xp, if that helps.

Joost Verburg
24th October 2002 13:09 UTC

There are two other bugs in your script. Does the attached script work?

Yathosho
24th October 2002 21:28 UTC

thanks, that worked. what not worked, i replaced the messagebox with the createdirectory command. got a clue why that is?

Yathosho
28th October 2002 12:23 UTC

anyone an idea?

Joost Verburg
28th October 2002 14:18 UTC

I don't understand what you mean. Please give a better description.

Yathosho
28th October 2002 23:05 UTC

you see the pasted script of mine above. when i replace 'MessageBox' with 'CreateDirectory', the compiled exe does not create the directories or creates a maximum of one (that depends on the given text file). the purpose of the program is to create empty directories, names gotten from a text file. i only used messagebox before, to see if it generally works properly, which it does unless i replace it with createdirectories.