AlexanderG
4th July 2005 15:40 UTC

How to not copy specific folders?
I need to copy a user's files from a previous install directory to the new install directory, but I do not want to copy any of the standard files that I install, only the ones that the user has created.
I can copy over all of the contents of a directory,

!macro CopyTemplates
CopyFiles /SILENT "$R0\a""$INSTDIR"
!macroend

(Where $R0 is the old install path)
Any ideas on how to not copy specific folders?
(i.e. I want to copy $R0\a and all of it's subfolders except for $R0\a\f and $R0\a\g)

Afrow UK
4th July 2005 17:25 UTC

You need RecFind from: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/wiki/Req...t%2C_FindClose

!include RecFind.nsh

Function CopyUserFiles
Exch $R0
Push $R1
Push $R2

 ${RecFindOpen} $R0 $R1 $R2
 ${RecFindFirst}
  IfFileExists "$INSTDIR$R1\$R2" +2
   CopyFiles "$R0$R1\$R2" "$INSTDIR$R1\$R2"
 ${RecFindNext}
 ${RecFindClose}

Pop $R2
Pop $R1
Pop $R0
FunctionEnd

Instructor
4th July 2005 18:02 UTC

You can try also:

Name "Output"
OutFile "Output.exe"

!include "FileFunc.nsh"
!insertmacro Locate

Section
        StrCpy $R0 'C:\a'      #source
        StrCpy $R1 '$INSTDIR'  #destination

        ${Locate} "$R0" "/L=D /G=0" "LocateCallback"

        IfErrors 0 +2
        MessageBox MB_OK "Error"
SectionEnd

Function LocateCallback
        StrCmp $R7 'f' end
        StrCmp $R7 'g' end

        CreateDirectory "$R1\$R7"
        CopyFiles /SILENT "$R9\*.*" "$R1\$R7"

        end:
        Push $0
FunctionEnd

AlexanderG
5th July 2005 12:17 UTC

Originally posted by Afrow UK
You need RecFind from: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/wiki/Req...t%2C_FindClose

<snip>

-Stu

Function CopyUserFiles
Push $R1
Push $R2
 ${RecFindOpen} "D:\Test" $R1 $R2
 StrCmp $R1 "Default" Found
 ${RecFindNext}
Found:
 ${RecFindClose}
Pop $R2
Pop $R1
FunctionEnd

Afrow UK
5th July 2005 12:39 UTC

Hmm, I see what the problem is.
Goto line 64 in Include\RecFind.nsh and change:

!define Local "${__LINE__}${Dir}"
To:
!define Local "${__LINE__}"

It's because D:\Test has a ":" in it which is used at the end of labels.

Edit: Uploaded fixed version: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/imker/downloads/RecFind.nsh

-Stu

AlexanderG
5th July 2005 12:44 UTC

Error: could not resolve label "checkFile54.2" in function "CopyUserFiles"
Error - aborting creation process

Afrow UK
5th July 2005 12:45 UTC

Ok, you're using it wrongly that's why it's not working.
You're missing ${RecFindFirst}
Check the readme again.

I'll add some code to prevent people making this mistake.

-Stu

Afrow UK
5th July 2005 12:53 UTC

Function CopyUserFiles
Push $R1
Push $R2
 ${RecFindOpen} "D:\Test" $R1 $R2
 ${RecFindFirst}
 StrCmp $R1 "Default" Found
 ${RecFindNext}
Found:
 ${RecFindClose}
Pop $R2
Pop $R1
FunctionEnd

AlexanderG
5th July 2005 15:17 UTC

Got it working perfectly.:D
Thanks for the help!