James4563
21st March 2007 16:02 UTC

Copy a file that already exists
Hi,

Is it possible while installing my program to copy a file.

The file I acctually want to copy is java.exe. I need to make a copy of it and rename it. I cant include the java.exe in my installer because it could be a different version.

So is it possible for me to make a copy of java.exe while installing?

Thanks,
James

Red Wine
21st March 2007 16:15 UTC

Provided that you know the exact path of the file you may copy/rename the file at runtime in one action e.g.
CopyFiles "$WINDIR\notepad.exe" "$TEMP\copy of notepad.exe"

James4563
21st March 2007 16:55 UTC

Excellent!

Thanks, I did acctually find that out shortly after posting the topic.

Thanks again.