wlzard
13th April 2004 13:33 UTC

Imbedding bitmap into install file
I'm having some drama imbedding a bitmap used in my install file into the file itself.

I searched NSIS help documentation and came accross InstallOptions. Using this I managed to include a bitmap in my install program by adding it to the *.ini file. It worked perfectly but when I tried it on a friends PC it didn't show up because he didn't have the bitmap in his directory.

So my question is, is there some way of including this bitmap in the install file so everything can come in one neat package?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I searched the forum but couldn't find any similar questions with answers.

Thanks in advance

Deliverator
13th April 2004 14:05 UTC

Where do you want the bitmap to display?

On a particular screen?

As a background?

Joel
13th April 2004 15:27 UTC

I think must be a path error...
Can you post your code snippet?

Bennyyy
13th April 2004 15:29 UTC

hi

use this:

Function .onInit
InitPluginsDir
File /oname=$PLUGINSDIR\yourBmp.bmp "yourBmp.bmp"
WriteINIStr "$PLUGINSDIR\YourINI.ini" "Field 8" "Text" "$PLUGINSDIR\yourBmp.bmp"
FunctionEnd

you have to edit:
yourBmp.bmp
YourINI.ini
Field 8

not tested but it should work fine

cu bennyyy

wlzard
14th April 2004 03:09 UTC

Thanks Bennyyy your code was a great help. I had to modify it to fit in with what I had but the basic idea of what you wrote worked perfectly.

Thanks guys.

Bennyyy
14th April 2004 11:39 UTC

no problem!