dgrinberg
16th December 2010 03:23 UTC

DotNetVer.nsh - another way of checking MS.Net version
Hi all,

I know that there are a couple of methods in the wiki for determining the existence and version of Microsoft.Net, but not one of them covered everything I needed and I found them a little messy.

I have created a header file, for purely determining the existence and version of dotNet. I liked the cleanliness of the WinVer header, and decided to base DotNetVer off that.
Thanks to a little help from the community, it checks for DotNet 1.0 to 4.0, their service packs and types of installation.

Thus DotNetVer.nsh is a LogicLib extension for checking Microsoft .NET Framework versions and service packs.

"HasDotNet<version>" checks if the specific version of .NET framework is installed.

<version> can be replaced with the following values:

1.0
1.1
2.0
3.0
3.5
4.0

"AtLeastDotNetServicePack" checks if the .NET framework has a service pack version at least as specified.
"IsDotNetServicePack" checks if the .NET framework has a service pack version exactly as specified.
"HasDotNetClientProfile" checks if the .NET framework is a client profiled install.
"HasDotNetFullProfile" checks if the .NET framework is a full install.


Usage examples:

${If} ${HasDotNet4.0}
DetailPrint "Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installed."
${If} ${DOTNETVER_4_0} AtLeastDotNetServicePack 1
DetailPrint "Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is at least SP1."
${Else}
DetailPrint "Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 SP1 not installed."
${EndIf}
${If} ${DOTNETVER_4_0} HasDotNetClientProfile 1
DetailPrint "Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (Client Profile) available."
${EndIf}
${If} ${DOTNETVER_4_0} HasDotNetFullProfile 1
DetailPrint "Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (Full Profile) available."
${EndIf}
${If} ${DOTNETVER_4_0} HasDotNetFullProfile 0
DetailPrint "Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (Full Profile) not available."
${EndIf}
${EndIf}


Code: Download from GITHUB https://github.com/dgrinberg/NSIS_headers
Hompage: http://ontheperiphery.veraida.com/


Please feel free to use and modify as you see fit. If you find any issues, let me know and I will have a look - alternatively you can fork it on GITHUB and then push any changes back to me.

Thanks all

David Grinberg

Afrow UK
16th December 2010 19:19 UTC

Nice work. It would be helpful if you could upload to the NSIS Wiki.

Stu

MSG
16th December 2010 21:01 UTC

Thanks for the work, I'm sure lots of people will be helped by this. I didn't look in detail at your macro, but I'd suggest to use the same format for the ${Has} defines and the more elaborate ${VER} defines. So if you have ${HasDotNet4.0}, it may be better if you'd use ${DotNetVer4.0} instead of ${DOTNETVER_4_0}.

tossnet
8th May 2011 13:50 UTC

nice job !
If framework (4) was not install
Have you the code to download it and install it ?
thanks