mrjohn
18th July 2012 08:55 UTC

Compile with name/version from .ini file
  Hi !
We are using variables in our application to store application version number,so the same in NSI file.
When we build another version,we need to modify version into NSI file and also in our source code app.
Is there any way to store version in just on single place,just like .ini file ant read it also at compile time ?

Thanks !

Afrow UK
18th July 2012 10:52 UTC

Write a program (it can be written in NSIS) which reads the INI file and generates an NSH file with !defines in it which you !include in your main script.

Stu

mrjohn
18th July 2012 12:28 UTC

Thanks !
yes this is a way but if I understood you I must again do 2 things :
1. edit ini file
2. run exe to generate new NSH

Afrow UK
18th July 2012 14:35 UTC

You automate the execution of the exe using !system. On the next line in your script you !include the outputted file. You can then use !delfile to delete the outputted file if you wish (or use the del command via !system).

Stu

mrjohn
18th July 2012 16:28 UTC

Thanks Afrow !
This my code and seems to work :up: :
genNSH.nsi:

SilentInstall silent


>var v_major

>var v_minor

>var v_build

>var v_revis


Name "genNSH"


>OutFile "genNSH.exe"


>RequestExecutionLevel user



Section ""

  SetAutoClose true

  SetOverwrite on



SectionEnd 


>Function .onInit

 ReadINIStr $v_major "\AA\my.ini" "Versiuni" "major"

>ReadINIStr $v_minor "\AA\my.ini" "Versiuni" "minor"

>ReadINIStr $v_build "\AA\my.ini" "Versiuni" "build"

>ReadINIStr $v_revis "\AA\my.ini" "Versiuni" "revision"



>FileOpen  $R0 "version.nsh" w

  FileWrite $R0 "!define v_major '$v_major'"

 FileWrite $R0 "$\r$\n"

 FileWrite $R0 "!define v_minor '$v_minor'"

 FileWrite $R0 "$\r$\n"

 FileWrite $R0 "!define v_build '$v_build'"

 FileWrite $R0 "$\r$\n"

 FileWrite $R0 "!define v_revis '$v_revis'"

 FileClose $R0

FunctionEnd 

>

'\AA\genNSH.exe'


>!include "version.nsh"


>Name "Example1"

>OutFile "example_${v_major}_${v_minor}_${v_build}_${v_revis}.exe"


>InstallDir $DESKTOPExample1


RequestExecutionLevel user


>;--------------------------------



>Page directory

Page instfiles


Section ""


  SetOutPath $INSTDIR

  

  SectionEnd 

>