Aaskilde
18th January 2011 09:18 UTC

How to install in more directories with one installer/one script?
Hey,

At first i am new at using NSIS codes, and i have been trying it out in one day, this is my second day using it so there is a lot i still do not understand!

I work for a firm who has asked me to try and make an installer to an application we have made, it's a application that need files placed some different places on the computer.

I have tried my way, but have not been able to find a solution to my problem, i found this but that is way to advanced for me i really do not understand it, http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Two_inst..._one_installer....

Is there a more easy way to do it, at this point i have made the simple tutorials from NSIS Wiki, and i had an idea that you could make something with the sections, maybe split them up with different installDIRs like this:
outFile "TestInstaller.exe"

section "InstallFirstDok"

installdir $DESKTOP

setOutPath $INSTDIR

file HM NIS Edit.exe

sectionEnd

section "InstallSecoundDok"

installdir $DESKTOP\TEST

setOutPath $INSTDIR

file Kaa.id

sectionEnd

section "InstallThirdDok"

installdir $PROGRAMFILES\TEST2

setOutPath $INSTDIR

file Linux projekt.docx

sectionEnd

section "InstallFourthDok"

installdir $DESKTOP

setOutPath $INSTDIR

file test.txt

sectionEnd

I know that the installdir can't be placed in the sections, but this is some of what i have tried.

If any can help me it would be a big relieve, i think it is really cool to try and program an installer but i have just hit a bump and can't find out what to do ! :)

-Aaskilde

jpderuiter
18th January 2011 10:26 UTC

You don't need to set InstallDir before the file command.
So if you want to have the files on a fixed location:

section "InstallFirstDok"
   setOutPath $DESKTOP
   file HM NIS Edit.exe
sectionEnd

section "InstallSecoundDok"
   setOutPath $DESKTOP\TEST
   file Kaa.id
sectionEnd

section "InstallThirdDok"
   setOutPath $PROGRAMFILES\TEST2
   file Linux projekt.docx
sectionEnd

section "InstallFourthDok"
   setOutPath $DESKTOP
   file test.txt
sectionEnd

Aaskilde
18th January 2011 11:25 UTC

Okay thanks mate, i will give that a try! (:

Aaskilde
18th January 2011 11:38 UTC

Okay what you said is working correctly, but i need to include a path that goes by the Windows Registry, something like this maybe?

I have got the Registry path to work with a single file in it's own installer: $InstallDirRegKey HKLM SOFTWARE\Lotusnotes\Domino\1\ "DataPath", is it possible to include that in a section with the others?

outFile "TestInstaller2"

section "TEST1"

setOutPath $DESKTOP\TEST\TEST1

file Kaa.id

sectionEnd

section "TEST2"

setOutPath $DESKTOP\TEST\TEST2

file Linuxprojekt.docx

sectionEnd

section "TEST3"

setOutPath $DESKTOP\TEST\TEST3

file test.txt

sectionEnd

section "Regedit"

setOutPath $HKLM SOFTWARE\Lotusnotes\Domino\1\ "DataPath"

file Skype.lnk

sectionEnd

jpderuiter
18th January 2011 13:06 UTC

section "Regedit"
   ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Lotusnotes\Domino\1" "DataPath"
   setOutPath $0
   file Skype.lnk
sectionEnd

Aaskilde
20th January 2011 10:12 UTC

Okay thanks a lot that really helped me! I know that pretty much everything is in the manual but i don't think it is that easy to understand just how they want the code written.

I got one more question if you will; Is it possible to move directories with the installer, i got a lot of smaller files that i need the installer to unpack in some different locations, its 4 or 4 directories that i need to copy into another directory, is that possible or am i going to write code for all the single files? :)

Aaskilde
20th January 2011 11:41 UTC

file /r NeoDashboard43_html\*.* made it work ;)