myispnet
12th June 2005 07:19 UTC

Source files - how to add multiple files/directories
I usually use INNO setup...but after seeing this installer I might be changing...

The problem is this; if you have a lot of files and directories in your setup (for example: 2000)
how can you add them to your project all at once, without adding each file/directory manually, and taking a long time doing so?

There must be a simple way and much better, how can you do this...?

I also used to use Setup Factory 6.0 and I loved the way it
did this automatically for you, but the problem with that app is that the final installer is way too big...

Is there a way to do this in NSIS? If not, then you should try to incoporate this feature in the next version.

ZmAn3
12th June 2005 08:18 UTC

File /r *.*
will get all the files in the scripts directory and all sub directorys
look under file in the nsis manual

myispnet
12th June 2005 08:37 UTC

Need further explanation please
Ok lets say...I have alot of files/directories in the following source directory:

C:\Projects\app\sourcefiles

and I already have done the wizard for creating the first part of the setup, using HM NIS Edit wizard...and gave the wizard the main executable, then i go into the script itself ...what do I do then...

ZmAn3
12th June 2005 08:54 UTC

In your section code
you would do

File /r "C:\Projects\app\sourcefiles\" *.*