gooseman
3rd June 2005 15:55 UTC

a fews tips for n00b..
Hello there..

i have just started using NSIS and am still busy reading the manual..

i was wondering i could ask for some advice or tips from the experienced users..

i have a zip file below is the structure:

file.exe
file.cfg
file.dll
folder ---> anotherfile.exe
---> yetanotherfile.exe

what i would like to do is create an installer that will extract the zip file (does not have to be a zip, can be any archive!) to a predefined folder, (c:\myfolder) and run the file.exe command with a /switch.

is this possible and if so how difficult would it be to do?

any help or advice would be very much appreciate.

regards

g

Jnuw
3rd June 2005 18:59 UTC

This should do the trick. You can use this as is, or put this into a MUI (Modern User Interface (like Wise or Install Shield)) installer. Hope this helps.

OutFile Example.exe

Section ""
  SetOutPath "C:\myfolder"
  File /r "C:\stuff\*"  ;this is the folder on your computer that has the file stucture you listed above
  Exec "C:\myfolder\file.exe /switch"
SectionEnd

MichaelFlya
4th June 2005 18:37 UTC

Try this for unzipping zips.

ZipDLL

-MichaelFlya-

gooseman
5th June 2005 13:50 UTC

thanks for the reply.. will give it a bash