Archive: some questions


some questions
1.about the register codes
in installation section, i use lots of WriteRegValue, the problem is how can i write the unstallation section.

WriteRegValue needs 4 parameters, but DeleteRegValue only needs 3 parameters, so its not easy to edit just by replace strings.

2.a complile error, and i dont know how to correct it

;Replace strings in files
;funtion from WIKI
Function AdvReplaceInFile
Exch $0 ;file to replace in
Exch
Exch $1 ;number to replace after
Exch
Exch 2
Exch $2 ;replace and onwards
Exch 2
Exch 3
Exch $3 ;replace with
Exch 3
Exch 4
Exch $4 ;to replace
Exch 4
Push $5 ;minus count
Push $6 ;universal
Push $7 ;end string
Push $8 ;left string
Push $9 ;right string
Push $R0 ;file1
Push $R1 ;file2
Push $R2 ;read
Push $R3 ;universal
Push $R4 ;count (onwards)
Push $R5 ;count (after)
Push $R6 ;temp file name

GetTempFileName $R6
FileOpen $R1 $0 r ;file to search in
FileOpen $R0 $R6 w ;temp file
StrLen $R3 $4
StrCpy $R4 -1
StrCpy $R5 -1

loop_read:
ClearErrors
FileRead $R1 $R2 ;read line
IfErrors exit

StrCpy $5 0
StrCpy $7 $R2

loop_filter:
IntOp $5 $5 - 1
StrCpy $6 $7 $R3 $5 ;search
StrCmp $6 "" file_write2
StrCmp $6 $4 0 loop_filter

StrCpy $8 $7 $5 ;left part
IntOp $6 $5 + $R3
IntCmp $6 0 is0 not0
is0:
StrCpy $9 ""
Goto done
not0:
StrCpy $9 $7 "" $6 ;right part
done:
StrCpy $7 $8$3$9 ;re-join

IntOp $R4 $R4 + 1
StrCmp $2 all file_write1
StrCmp $R4 $2 0 file_write2
IntOp $R4 $R4 - 1

IntOp $R5 $R5 + 1
StrCmp $1 all file_write1
StrCmp $R5 $1 0 file_write1
IntOp $R5 $R5 - 1
Goto file_write2

file_write1:
FileWrite $R0 $7 ;write modified line
Goto loop_read

file_write2:
FileWrite $R0 $R2 ;write unmodified line
Goto loop_read

exit:
FileClose $R0
FileClose $R1

SetDetailsPrint none
Delete $0
Rename $R6 $0
Delete $R6
SetDetailsPrint both

Pop $R6
Pop $R5
Pop $R4
Pop $R3
Pop $R2
Pop $R1
Pop $R0
Pop $9
Pop $8
Pop $7
Pop $6
Pop $5
Pop $4
Pop $3
Pop $2
Pop $1
Pop $0
FunctionEnd

!macro ReplaceStr str1 str2 filename
DetailPrint "Replacing ${filename}"
Push "${str1}" ;text to be replaced
Push "${str2}" ;replace with
Push all ;replace all occurrences
Push all ;replace all occurrences
Push "${filename}" ;file to replace in
Call AdvReplaceInFile
!macroend
when i use like this:
!insertmacro ReplaceStr 'HKCU,"Keyboard Layout\Preload","4",0x00000002,"E0030804"' "" $INSTDIR\i386\hivedef.inf

it says "ReplaceStr" requires 3 parameters, passed 4!
maybe its because the string 'HKCU,"Keyboard Layout\Preload","4",0x00000002,"E0030804"' contains quotation marks(when i use !insertmacro ReplaceStr "abc" "" $INSTDIR\i386\hivedef.inf, it works)

so how do i correct it? Many thanks

  1. There's no need to delete each value separately. You can delete the entire uninstall key with DeleteRegKey.
  2. The code seems fine. Can you attach a complete example? The error must originate from another part of the code. It might be the first push line in the macro. Try replacing it with:
    Push `${str1}`