backpacker299
1st August 2006 15:08 UTC

Running NSIS EXE on CD
I'm trying to run an EXE file created with NSIS on a CD with a couple custom pages. I wrote an autorun .inf file to start the EXE when I put the CD in and the first two messages I get are cannot open file to write to for the custom page .inf files. It makes sense that it can't write to a CD and I get the same messages if I manually start the EXE off the CD. Is there a way to get around this?

Afrow UK
1st August 2006 15:11 UTC

You're meant to extract the INI files to $PLUGINSDIR

-Stu

backpacker299
1st August 2006 15:16 UTC

How exactly do I do that. I'm very new to NSIS or install scripts in general.

Afrow UK
1st August 2006 15:33 UTC

If you're using Modern UI, just use the MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_ macros.
Otherwise, use File.

-Stu

JasonFriday13
1st August 2006 22:18 UTC

Like this:

Function .oninit
  ;For MUI users:
  !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_EXTRACT "yourpagefile.ini"

  ;For normal users:
  File /oname=$PLUGINSDIR\yourpagefile.ini "yourpagefile.ini"
FunctionEnd

backpacker299
2nd August 2006 14:14 UTC

Alright, I got it.

Thanks to all!