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BarrelOfAGun
3rd June 2006 02:02 UTC

New File Extention
Can be registered a new file extention with NSIS? What is the command?

Comperio
3rd June 2006 06:43 UTC

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/wiki/File_Association

CancerFace
3rd June 2006 08:18 UTC

Although the example that Comperio is pointing you to works fine, I prefer to register extentions for the local machine rather than the current user. Instead of using HKCU\.opt (on the above WIKI example) I use HKLM\Software\Classes\.opt. This way the extention association will be available to any user that uses the computer rather than only the user that installed the software.
CF

BarrelOfAGun
3rd June 2006 13:51 UTC


!define Index "Line${__LINE__}"
  ReadRegStr $1 HKCR ".slp" ""
  StrCmp $1 "" "${Index}-NoBackup"
    StrCmp $1 "Starlight2" "${Index}-NoBackup"
    WriteRegStr HKCR ".slp" "backup_val" $1
"${Index}-NoBackup:"
  WriteRegStr HKCR ".slp" "" "Starlight2"
  ReadRegStr $0 HKCR "Starlight2" ""
  StrCmp $0 "" 0 "${Index}-Skip"
        WriteRegStr HKCR "Starlight2" "" "Starlight mp3 player playlist"
        WriteRegStr HKCR "Starlight2\shell" "" "open"
        WriteRegStr HKCR "Starlight2\DefaultIcon" "" "$INSTDIR\mIRC.exe,0"
"${Index}-Skip:"
  WriteRegStr HKCR "Starlight2\shell\open\command" "" \
    '$INSTDIR\mIRC.exe "%1"'
  WriteRegStr HKCR "Starlight2\shell\edit" "" "Edit Options File"
  WriteRegStr HKCR "Starlight2\shell\edit\command" "" \
    '$INSTDIR\mIRC.exe "%1"'
 
  System::Call 'Shell32::SHChangeNotify(i 0x8000000, i 0, i 0, i 0)'
!undef Index

!define: "Index"="Line153"
Error: command ReadRegStr not valid outside section or function
Error in script "C:\Documents and Settings\BOAG\Documenti\Starlight\myscript.nsi" on line 154 -- aborting creation process

Afrow UK
3rd June 2006 14:10 UTC

You need to put it in a Function or a Section as it says :p

-Stu