j27lee
7th November 2003 01:19 UTC

Launching PRC after install? And Delete dll?
After installation, I have the following:

Function .onInstSuccess

SetPluginUnload manual
#free dll
System::Free 0

#remove dll
Delete "$INSTDIR\dll\Verify.dll"
RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\dll"

MessageBox MB_ICONQUESTION|MB_YESNO|MB_DEFBUTTON2 "Would you like to install '$PRODUCT' to your palm device?" IDYES run_prc
Abort

run_prc:
Exec "$INSTDIR\myapp.prc"
FunctionEnd

2 questions:
1) The dll never gets deleted. Am I using the SetPlugingUnload function properly?

2) The Exec line doesn't do anything. I would like it to bring up the palm quickinstall application with the prc in it. Can the Exec function take parameters?

Thanks,

James

Vytautas
7th November 2003 01:31 UTC

To use parameters with a exec call use this layout:

exec '"$INSTDIR\command.exe" parameters'

j27lee
7th November 2003 01:57 UTC

Thanks Vytautas, I had my quotes messed up and I was trying to escape them.

Here's the code to get a Palm PRC to load in the quickinstall if anyone is interested:

Function GetQuickInstallPath
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\dll"
File bin\CondMgr.dll ; copy dll there
StrCpy $3 ${NSIS_MAX_STRLEN} ; assign memory to $0
System::Call 'CondMgr::CmGetHotSyncExecPath(t .r2, *i r3) i .r1'
DetailPrint 'Path: "$2"'

;fancy string dancing
StrCpy $3 "$2" -11
StrCpy $2 "$3QuickInstall.exe"
FunctionEnd

Function .onInstSuccess
Call GetQuickInstallPath

SetPluginUnload manual
#free dll
System::Free 0

#remove dll
Delete "$INSTDIR\dll\CondMgr.dll"
RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\dll"

MessageBox MB_ICONQUESTION|MB_YESNO|MB_DEFBUTTON2 "Would you like to install '$PRODUCT' to your palm device?" IDYES run_prc
Abort

run_prc:
Exec '"$2" "$INSTDIR\myapp.prc"'
FunctionEnd

Now how come my dll doesn't get deleted?

james

kichik
7th November 2003 07:45 UTC

To be able to delete CondMgr.dll you should make System.dll unload it first. This can only be done in the latest CVS version using the 'u' option. For example:

System::Call "some::thing(i 2) i .r2 ?u"

j27lee
7th November 2003 17:34 UTC

Thanks kichik! Is there some documentation on that yet? I'd like to learn how it works a little better. Does the '?u' make the commands: 'SetPluginUnload manual' and 'System::Free 0' obsolete?

Thanks again

kichik
7th November 2003 17:40 UTC

There is System.txt and that's it for now.

'?u' does not make 'SetPluginUnload manual' and 'System::Free 0' obselete because it relates to another DLL. '?u' unloads CondMgr.dll while the other two make sure System.dll is unloaded.