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n00b at this, little help please

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Guest#

n00b at this, little help please

Hi I'm a n00b at this and trying to make a very basic intaller.

All I want it to do is copy a few files to different directories - all doc & settings\all users\programs and windows\fonts. I don't need the user to set this, I'm just unsure on how you use mulitple files as all the examples user one file.
Thanks for any help
Guest#
ok here is my code, i'm unsure on what to do from here, hopefully you'll be able to see what i'm trying to do


;--------------------------------

; The name of the installer
Name "File Installer"

; The file to write
OutFile "File Installer"

; uncomment the following line to make the installer silent by default.
SilentInstall silent

;--------------------------------

Function .onInit
Section ""
MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONINFORMATION 'This will install shortcuts, fonts and auto logon registry keys'

;--------------------------------

; The stuff to install
Section ""

; Set output path to the installation directory.
SetOutPath $windows\fonts

; Put file there
File "..\Co1_____.ttf"

; Set output path to the installation directory.
SetOutPath $Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu

; Put file there
File "..\Reject_Booking_Menu.xs"

; write reg
WriteRegStr HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" "DefaultUserName" "wibble"
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "AutoAdminLogon" '"1"'
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "DefaultPassword" '"hello"'
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "DefaultDomainName" '"abc"

SectionEnd
Joel#
mmm

SetOutPath $windows\fonts
Try

SetOutPath $WINDIR\Fonts
Read the docs about the NSIS' constants....
paulheu#
That don't work for me either.. It seems the $FONTS var is not resolved. If I use the full path the font copies over fine, but using $FONTS just gives an error:

Section "djDecks Skin ${SKINNAME} (required)" SecCopyUI


;Main Files
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\skins"
File "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}.xml"
File "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}.txt"

SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\skins\${SKINNAME}"
File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.jpg"
File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.gif"
File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.bmp"

;SetOutPath "C:\WINDOWS\FONTS"
;File "C:\WINDOWS\FONTS\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"

SetOutPath "$FONTS"
File "$FONTS\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"

SectionEnd
Using the lines with $FONTS don't work, switch to the lines with the full path and it's OK..
Afrow UK#
You are confusing run-time with compile-time!

$FONTS is the constant that will contain the user's Fonts folder path on run-time.

The File command will store a file on compile-time into your installer, and thus you must give it the path to a file to compress on your hard-drive (not on the user's!)

-Stu
paulheu#
So it should be like this??

SetOutPath "$FONTS"
File "C:\windows\fonts\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"