Das123
12th February 2008 18:44 UTC

User input inside text file?
  Hello,

I want to use NSIS to build an installer for email stationery for a large company. I want the people within the company to be able to run the installer, fill in a few boxes (name, title, mobile etc) and then have NSIS insert this information inside the HTML file in the relevant places.

I would also like the script to check to see if they have filled in a box, and if not to remove the html line for that portion (such as if they don't have a title).

So on my dialog page I need something like:

Enter your name: [input name]
Enter your title: [input title]
Enter your mobile number: [input mobile]

Hope someone can help me.

Joel
12th February 2008 19:47 UTC

Would you also like fries to go, sir?

Don't forget the soft-drink!

:rolleyes: :D

Das123
12th February 2008 21:35 UTC

Lol!

I actually have most of the script but I don't know how to effectively use dialog boxes.

The process I was going to use was to load the raw script onto the drive and then have a custom page at the end that edits the loaded html file. The html file was going to have a comment in the relevant places. Eg. <!-- name -->

writeOutput


    StrCpy $STRTOFIND "<!-- Name -->"

   StrCpy $STRTOREPL "<strong>Person's name</strong>"

   ${LineFind} "$INSTDIR\stationery.html" "$INSTDIR\stationery.html" "1:-1" "LineFindCallback"

   IfErrors 0 +2

        MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "The file cannot be found and so will not be updated."

        

>FunctionEnd


>Function LineFindCallback

    

    StrLen$0 "$STRTOFIND"

   StrCpy $1 "$R9" $0

    StrCmp$1 "$STRTOFIND" 0 End

    StrCpy $R9 "$STRTOREPL$\r$\n"


   End:

   Push $0

FunctionEnd 

>

Das123
13th February 2008 04:01 UTC

Thanks Joel,

I've got it working due to the tutorial you linked in your post. :)