hdtvrocks
3rd December 2006 01:13 UTC

Replace line in severals files located in subdirs.
Hi,

I'm trying to set my uinstaller to replace a line in several files located in subdirs. For ex.

c:\Dir1\file1.car
c:\Dir2\File2.car
c:\Dir3\File3.car

Each file has a line that contains a unique string not found on any other line in the file. I'd like to replace this line with a common string for all files.

I tried Instructor's script from http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....e+text+in+file
but it didn't seem to work. I get a the following error

!insertmacro: Locate
Error: command Function not valid in section


I downloaded the header files and placed this in the same directory as my NSIS script.

bholliger
3rd December 2006 03:51 UTC

Hi!

These header files are already included in the standard NSIS install package. They don't need to be downloaded separately.

The documentation shows how to use it.

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/AppendixE.html#E.1.2

Sample:

!include FileFunc.nsh
!insertmacro Locate

Section
  ${Locate} "[Path]" "[Options]" "fnc"
SectionEnd
Function fnc
...
FunctionEnd

hdtvrocks
3rd December 2006 22:33 UTC

Thanks I was able to get the functions working but I can't seem to use it during the uninstall section. Also, I need to replace an entire line based on searching on a string in each file.

How would I be able to use this function: (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Replace_...ecified_string)

but apply it to all *.car files in several subdirs?

bholliger
4th December 2006 04:06 UTC

Hi hdtvrocks!

To use these functions in the uninstaller you have to use it with un.

!include FileFunc.nsh
!insertmacro un.Locate

Section un.Install
  ${un.Locate} "[Path]" "[Options]" "fnc"
SectionEnd
Function fnc
...
FunctionEnd