Jochanan
14th March 2003 11:47 UTC

OutFile to desktop
Hi

I'm quite newbie with NSIS but here is my quetion:

Is it possible create outputfile to desktop?

OutFile "${DESKTOP}..." or Outfile "$DESKTOP..." won't work
because it just gives "Can't open output file" error.

Thanks.
Joni Halmelahti

Joost Verburg
14th March 2003 13:54 UTC

$DESKTOP is a run-time variable. You have to give the full path.

It's 'C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop' for Windows 2000/XP.

Jochanan
14th March 2003 16:49 UTC

Right.

But i'm intend use that script in different platforms like windows 95/98/NT4/2000 and XP so how should i configure that OutFile to work with those?

-jh

virtlink
14th March 2003 17:49 UTC

Do you want to distribute the script or the installer that is compiled from it?

Joost Verburg
14th March 2003 18:02 UTC

I think he wants to distribute the script. OutFile is the filename of the installer to generate.

viper0179
14th March 2003 19:09 UTC

Joost, would the same concept you had me apply to using /DMUI_VERSION apply to him somehow? Possibly defining the OutFile outside of the script?

I made a small application to compile Visual Basic projects and set MUI_VERSION and MUI_NAME automatically. Then it just runs the MakeNSIS.exe file on its own.

Joost Verburg
14th March 2003 19:12 UTC

Yep. A solution is to create an app that gets the desktop directory (using an API call), LAUNCH makensis with a /DDESKTOPDIR="dir" flag and use "${DESKTOPDIR}" for the directory.

kichik
15th March 2003 11:53 UTC

Or just create another installer that will call makensis with /X"OutFile $DESKTOP\myInstall.exe". There is no need for another program.

Jochanan
14th April 2003 13:34 UTC

Some example code? Pls. :)

kichik
14th April 2003 17:49 UTC

In the compiler script:

Section compile
  Exec '"${NSISDIR}\makensisw.exe" /X"OutFile $DESKTOP\myInstall.exe" "my script.nsi"'
# or
  Exec '"${NSISDIR}\makensisw.exe" /D"DESKTOP=$DESKTOP" "my script.nsi"'
SectionEnd

OutFile "${DESKTOP}\myInstall.exe"