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Request : Tutorial on InstallOptions 2 using HM NIS Edit

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Dygear#

Request : Tutorial on InstallOptions 2 using HM NIS Edit

As most if not all of you know that HM NIS Edit comes with an InstallOptions dialog designer, will if some on could make a tutorial on how to get this to work that would be cool.

I am going for something like this :



and would output this :

amx_admin "" "" "abcdefghijklmnopqrstu" "ce"
How the hell did he do all of this, thats what i need to know, and i am hoping for a tutorial on the subject.
Its not installing anything, its just adding a line to the file, Could some one show me code on all of this.
Joel#
Talk to the developer. Although, as you say is only the designer...
you'll have to use the hand-code to make it work, as you can see the IO DOCs.
Dygear#
1st thanks for replying all of you.

2nd ranametal, that helpe soo much meny thanks.

3rd Lobo Lunar, i know the guy quite well, but he is WAY more advaned then me, so when we talk its like " ok do this Pop $R1 ".
And i am like " WTF? ".
So he helps to a certain extent but hes just to good for me now.
Dygear#
Ok, followed that guide and i am stuck!

this is my code unedited.
; Script generated by the HM NIS Edit Script Wizard.



; HM NIS Edit Wizard helper defines

!define PRODUCT_NAME "Admin"

!define PRODUCT_VERSION ".0a"

!define PRODUCT_PUBLISHER "AmxModX, Dygear."

!define PRODUCT_WEB_SITE "http://www.amxmodx.org"

!define PRODUCT_STARTMENU_REGVAL "NSIS:StartMenuDir"



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; MUI 1.67 compatible ------

!include "MUI.nsh"



; MUI Settings

!define MUI_ABORTWARNING

!define MUI_ICON "${NSISDIR}\Contrib\Graphics\Icons\modern-install-colorful.ico"



; Language Selection Dialog Settings

!define MUI_LANGDLL_REGISTRY_ROOT "${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY}"

!define MUI_LANGDLL_REGISTRY_KEY "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}"

!define MUI_LANGDLL_REGISTRY_VALUENAME "NSIS:Language"



; Welcome page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME

; License page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "..\License\gpl.txt"

; Directory page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY

; Start menu page

var ICONS_GROUP

!define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_NODISABLE

!define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_DEFAULTFOLDER "Admin"

!define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_ROOT "${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY}"

!define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_KEY "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}"

!define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_VALUENAME "${PRODUCT_STARTMENU_REGVAL}"

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_STARTMENU Application $ICONS_GROUP

; Instfiles page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES

; Finish page

!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME "$INSTDIR\gpl.txt"

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH



; Language files

!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "French"

!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "German"



; Reserve files

!insertmacro MUI_RESERVEFILE_INSTALLOPTIONS



; MUI end ------



Name "${PRODUCT_NAME} ${PRODUCT_VERSION}"

OutFile "Admin.exe"

InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\AmxModX Tools"

ShowInstDetails show



Function .onInit

  !insertmacro MUI_LANGDLL_DISPLAY

FunctionEnd



Section "MainSection" SEC01

  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"

  SetOverwrite ifnewer

  File "..\License\gpl.txt"

  CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\$ICONS_GROUP"

  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\$ICONS_GROUP\gpl.lnk" "$INSTDIR\gpl.txt"

SectionEnd



Section -AdditionalIcons

  WriteIniStr "$INSTDIR\${PRODUCT_NAME}.url" "InternetShortcut" "URL" "${PRODUCT_WEB_SITE}"

  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\$ICONS_GROUP\Website.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${PRODUCT_NAME}.url"

SectionEnd



Section -Post

  WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "${PRODUCT_STARTMENU_REGVAL}" "$ICONS_GROUP"

SectionEnd
It says to do this ...

Now you should note the Field numbers of the data entry controls. We are interested in

Username (Text – Field 2)
Password (Password – Field 4)

[Field 2]
Type=Text
Left=150
Right=300
Top=20
Bottom=35

[Field 4]
Type=Password
Left=150
Right=300
Top=40
Bottom=56



This example is using the Modern User Interface.

In you .onInit callback function, specify the INI filename and its alias. This is because I keep my INI files, graphics, etc in a sub-directory.

!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_EXTRACT_AS "assets\UserPass.ini" "UserPass"


In your NSI script where you set up the page order:

LangString USERPASS_TITLE ${LANG_ENGLISH} "Enter your Username and Password."
LangString USERPASS_SUBTITLE ${LANG_ENGLISH} " "
Page custom UsernamePasswordPage


The custom page function:

# CUSTOM PAGE.
# =========================================================================
# Get the Username and Password.
Function UsernamePasswordPage

!insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT "$(USERPASS_TITLE)" "$(USERPASS_SUBTITLE)"

# Display the page.
!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_DISPLAY "UserPass"

# Get the user entered values.
!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_READ $Username "UserPass" "Field 2" "State"
!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_READ $Password "UserPass" "Field 4" "State"

FunctionEnd



The VARs $Username and $Password will contain the user entered values.
Thats all well and good, but how might i get this to work ?

*Note* Dygear = UberNoobie at NSIS
as you can see i did not even make the NSIS file myself. 😕
deguix#
Try this:

/* Installer Defines */
!define PRODUCT_NAME "Admin"
!define PRODUCT_VERSION ".0a"
!define PRODUCT_PUBLISHER "AmxModX, Dygear."
!define PRODUCT_WEB_SITE "http://www.amxmodx.org"
!define PRODUCT_STARTMENU_REGVAL "NSIS:StartMenuDir"
/* Default Installer Configuration */
Name "${PRODUCT_NAME} ${PRODUCT_VERSION}"
OutFile "Admin.exe"
InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\\AmxModX Tools"
ShowInstDetails show
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/* Include Modern UI 1.70 */
!include "MUI.nsh"
  /* MUI Settings */
  !define MUI_ABORTWARNING
  !define MUI_ICON "${NSISDIR}\\Contrib\\Graphics\\Icons\\modern-install-colorful.ico"
  /* Language Selection Dialog Settings */
  !define MUI_LANGDLL_REGISTRY_ROOT "${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY}"
  !define MUI_LANGDLL_REGISTRY_KEY "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}"
  !define MUI_LANGDLL_REGISTRY_VALUENAME "NSIS:Language"
  /* Page Configurations */
    Page custom UsernamePasswordPage
    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME
    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "..\\License\\gpl.txt"
    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
    
    var ICONS_GROUP
      !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_NODISABLE
      !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_DEFAULTFOLDER "Admin"
      !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_ROOT "${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY}"
      !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_KEY "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}"
      !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_VALUENAME "${PRODUCT_STARTMENU_REGVAL}"
    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_STARTMENU Application $ICONS_GROUP
    
    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
      !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME "$INSTDIR\\gpl.txt"
    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH
  /* Language files */
  !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
  !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "French"
  !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "German"
  /* Reserve files */
  !insertmacro MUI_RESERVEFILE_INSTALLOPTIONS
  ReserveFile "..\\Assets\\UserPass.ini"
  /* Language strings */
    /* Username and Password page */
  
    LangString USERPASS_TITLE ${LANG_ENGLISH} "Enter your Username and Password."
    LangString USERPASS_SUBTITLE ${LANG_ENGLISH} " "
/* Special Functions */
  /* .onInit */
  Function .onInit
    !insertmacro MUI_LANGDLL_DISPLAY
    !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_EXTRACT_AS "assets\\UserPass.ini" "UserPass.ini"
  FunctionEnd
/* Custom Page */
  /* Username and Password page */
  Function UsernamePasswordPage
    !insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT "$(USERPASS_TITLE)" "$(USERPASS_SUBTITLE)"
    # Display the page.
    !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_DISPLAY "UserPass.ini"
    # Get the user entered values.
    !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_READ $Username "UserPass" "Field 2" "State"
    !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_READ $Password "UserPass" "Field 4" "State"
  FunctionEnd
/* Sections */
  /* MainSection */
  Section "MainSection" SEC01
    SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
    SetOverwrite ifnewer
    File "..\\License\\gpl.txt"
    CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\\$ICONS_GROUP"
    CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\\$ICONS_GROUP\\gpl.lnk" "$INSTDIR\\gpl.txt"
  SectionEnd
  /* Hidden Sections */
    /* AdditionalIcons */
    Section -AdditionalIcons
      WriteIniStr "$INSTDIR\\${PRODUCT_NAME}.url" "InternetShortcut" "URL" "${PRODUCT_WEB_SITE}"
      CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\\$ICONS_GROUP\\Website.lnk" "$INSTDIR\\${PRODUCT_NAME}.url"
    SectionEnd
    /* Post */
    Section -Post
      WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "${PRODUCT_STARTMENU_REGVAL}" "$ICONS_GROUP"
    SectionEnd
Dygear#
Did not work, look at this, see if you can compile it.

Do i need some extra dlls?
All i have is the stock NSIS 2.0.
deguix#
Now I tested it and changed it to work. You only need to add the LangStrings for French and German and to add a funcionality of the User and Password page.

You have to put the script in a subfolder of a folder containing the Assets and License subfolders.