PeterDev
4th March 2005 15:12 UTC

NullSoft Installer Maximum File Size
Is there a limit to what files can be included (compressed) in the installer exe ? I am trying to create an installer to install a file that is less than 10 GB.

I tried splitting the file ... but no luck ...

Is this possible ?

Thanks in advance.

Afrow UK
4th March 2005 16:40 UTC

Split it up with HJSplit:
http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit

You could then use the HJSplit freeware DOS program to join it back together after extraction (using nsExec::Exec):
http://www.freebyte.com/download/hjsplit/hjspldos.zip

I think files on Win9x have a 2gB limit.

-Stu

PeterDev
4th March 2005 19:13 UTC

Hello,

I do have a split utility. The problem occurs when compiling the script. This occurs when it is generating the exe.

I tried partitions 1 gb large, 0.5 gb, 0.1 gb, etc ...

Thanks,
Peter

kichik
5th March 2005 12:28 UTC

You can't currently compile installers that large. The limit is 2GB. You can include the files as external files. You can have the files compressed and uncompress them using one of the many plug-ins available for this purpose.

PeterDev
8th March 2005 00:52 UTC

Thanks, thats a great idea.

Where can I find an example of this ?

Afrow UK
8th March 2005 08:43 UTC

If you use 7z to compress the files, you'd need to include the 7za command-line utility with your installer, extract it on run-time and then execute it with nsExec::Exec
Use the Banner plugin or just DetailPrint (in a Section) to display an 'extracting message' or if you wish, use nsExec::ExecToLog, and 7za's output will be in the installation progress window.
I recommend 7z (LZMA) from http://www.7-zip.org

-Stu