PIMP Installer question.

ryan
9th March 2002 01:23 UTC

PIMP Installer question.
18 How do you make it create a folder or just make it archive the damn thing?

Rocker
9th March 2002 03:05 UTC

please explain your problem...because it makes no sense

when you set an installation directory NSIS will create the directory itself, upon activation

ryan
9th March 2002 03:09 UTC

So it dosent ask if you want to create it?....

If so heres my Pimp file

[Start File]
Name Idiot boxv1.0
OutFile idiotboxv1.exe
DefaultDir C:\Program Files\Winamp\plugins\avs
AddFile C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins\AVS\idiot box\*.avs
Text This will install The idiot box v1.0.
[end file]

If you could edit that and make it where it creates the folder and installs to C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins\AVS\Idiot Box

Rocker
9th March 2002 03:38 UTC


Name "idiot box v1.0"
OutFile "idiotbox10.exe"

; Some default compiler settings (uncomment and change at will):
; SetCompress auto ; (can be off or force)
; SetDatablockOptimize on ; (can be off)
; CRCCheck on ; (can be off)
; AutoCloseWindow false ; (can be true for the window go away automatically at end)
; ShowInstDetails hide ; (can be show to have them shown, or nevershow to disable)
; SetDateSave off ; (can be on to have files restored to their orginal date)

InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\Winamp\plug-ins\AVS\"
InstallDirRegKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\idiot box v1.0" ""
DirShow show ; (make this hide to not let the user change it)
DirText "Select the directory to install myApp in:"

Section "" ; (default section)
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
; add files / whatever that need to be installed here.
WriteRegStr HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\idiot box v1.0" "" "$INSTDIR"
SectionEnd ; end of default section


; eof

edit this for your settings and add your files
compile it and it should work

SQwerl
9th March 2002 05:26 UTC

I think they mean, PiMP not, NSIS. I played with PiMP if indeed that is the installer they are using, and i had no luck whatsoever. Probably my own error. But anyway, I would recommend using NSIS instead.

DuaneJeffers
11th March 2002 06:27 UTC

Umm, Try putting the text function before the DefaultDir tag.

You can see this in my psc script. It runs fine.

-Duane