get special folder - NSIS Forums

grzech
20th September 2007 12:14 UTC

get special folder
Hi,

I have few questions

1) I need to obtain the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\<current user>\Local Settings\Application Data"
How can I obtain it in NSIS?

2) How to check if the specific file exist?

3) How to check the size of the file?

Thanks

Afrow UK
20th September 2007 13:35 UTC

1. What is wrong with $LOCALAPPDATA after SetShellVarContext current?

2. IfFileExists

3. Search the Wiki for "file size".

Stu

grzech
20th September 2007 18:54 UTC

1. Nothing wrong, works perfectly. :)
2,3. Thanks. NSIS is easy, but it's documentation is terrible.

I'm so glad there is this forum. :D

Afrow UK
21st September 2007 11:15 UTC

What in your view would make the documentation better than it is now?

Stu

Wizou
24th September 2007 09:00 UTC

Most of the time, I find the documentation is good and concise.
Longer texts would not be good if they don't add new information.

aemik
24th September 2007 11:42 UTC

i think the documentation of NSIS is perfect...

grzech
26th September 2007 17:23 UTC

Originally posted by Afrow UK
What in your view would make the documentation better than it is now?

Navigation I guess. It's very hard to find what I want. This applies to Wiki and FAQ as well. IMO. Even searching for an answer trough this forum is more friendly.

Perhaps a good search facility for the docs would be a great improvement for it.

Afrow UK
26th September 2007 19:02 UTC

What you should do is take a look through the entire scripting reference and then you'll know what you have available.

IMO I don't think it could be made any better, unless it had human voice recognition and a human brain USB device.

Stu