mbnoimi
1st December 2011 18:52 UTC

Extract compressed files by 7z.dll
Hi all,

I want to extract a specific password protected *.7z file by using 7z.dll so I've to use CallInstDLL because I couldn't find any NSIS plugin.

I tried to use:

Push "x"
Push "-t7z"
Push "files.7z"
Push "-psecret"
CallInstDLL "$INSTDIR\7z.dll" "IInArchive"

but it didn't work because of these two missing points:

1. I don't know what's the needed 7zip function to make extract process
2. I'm not sure what if I called CallInstDLL correctly or it?

Could you please help me?

I read these resources but they didn't help me here:

• http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Nsis7z_plug-in
• http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/2997...-interfaces%29
• http://www.codeproject.com/KB/DLL/cs...face_7zip.aspx

mbnoimi
6th December 2011 11:48 UTC

Guys could you please help me here:rolleyes:

I'm googling since two days but I failed to find any result.

Afrow UK
6th December 2011 11:54 UTC

Either use the Nsis7z plug-in or execute 7za.exe using ExecDos/nsExec. CallInstDLL isn't for calling non NSIS DLL files; it's the old way to call plug-ins (before we had the plug-in call syntax). If you must use 7z.dll you have to call it using the System plug-in.

Stu

MSG
6th December 2011 11:54 UTC

I've no idea what CallInstDLL is, or what its syntax is supposed to be.

To unpack 7z files, you can use 7za.exe. It's legal to redistribute, without giving credit, for both commercial and non-profit applications.

Note however that hackers will always be able to extract the password from your installer. Either they replace the exe/dll you're calling, or they just extract the script itself.

Yathosho
7th December 2011 17:24 UTC

Originally posted by Afrow UK
Either use the Nsis7z plug-in or execute 7za.exe using ExecDos/nsExec

unfortunately, that plugin still doesn't support any advanced 7-zip options such as extracting password protected files

mbnoimi
10th December 2011 16:00 UTC

Originally posted by Afrow UK
CallInstDLL isn't for calling non NSIS DLL files; it's the old way to call plug-ins (before we had the plug-in call syntax).

In there any way for calling DLL files (other than nsis pluings) by NSIS?

LoRd_MuldeR
10th December 2011 21:30 UTC

The "System" plug-in is for exactly that purpose. It's part of the official NSIS distribution.