theInstaller
7th April 2006 08:37 UTC

get Zip file into Installer?
hi,
i know maybe the answer is very easy but i tried it over two hours and nothing worked.


I like to add an compressed zip file (could also be the uncompressed files) to the installer, so that i can execute later the setup.exe in the script from the zip file.

I only know how i can put one file in the installer with this command:

File /oname=$PLUGINSDIR\NameOfFile 'NameOfFile'

Execute File --> Exec 'NameOfFile'

But i like to get more file into the installer without putting every file extra into the installer.


I would be very happy if someone could help me :-D

Thanks

Afrow UK
7th April 2006 09:12 UTC

Why put them in a Zip file? NSIS supports LZMA compression which is much better than Zip compression.

Just put all your files in one folder, and use File /r "localdir\*.*"

-Stu

theInstaller
7th April 2006 09:38 UTC

Originally posted by Afrow UK
Why put them in a Zip file? NSIS supports LZMA compression which is much better than Zip compression.

Just put all your files in one folder, and use File /r "localdir\*.*"
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Afrow UK
7th April 2006 09:50 UTC

For best results, use SetCompressor /solid lzma

-Stu

theInstaller
7th April 2006 10:18 UTC

@Afrow UK
thank you for the tip with the "SetCompressor" command.

But regardless of which compression I use I got always one failure if I execute the installer.


Error opening file for writing:
\Books\Books.txt

Click Abort to stop .....
....
.
Cancel Retry Ignore

I tested a few times with diferent files.


It's always the first file in the first (top) subdirectory.

What could it be?

That's my code: File /r "C:\Program\*.*"
And i do nothing execute till know, I only click on the installer *.exe file.

kichik
7th April 2006 11:16 UTC

Don't forget to tell it where to extract files using SetOutPath.

SetOutPath $INSTDIR
File /r "C:\Program Files\*.*"

theInstaller
7th April 2006 13:58 UTC

now it work's all fine.

thank you