ExecWait

I'm using NSIS to install an application that includes tomcat and have been trying to have it install tomcat as a service by executing the service.bat file after the files are extracted to the system.

My script includes

ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\tomcat\bin\service.bat" install'

I see the command window open and close, but the service doesn't install. I can run the command manually after install and the service installs fine. When I uninstall the service is also removes fine.

I'm also executing other batch files during the install, which also install applications as services and they work fine. Any ideas?

Try:

ReadEnvStr $R0 COMSPEC
ExecWait ExecWait '$R0 /C "$INSTDIR\tomcat\bin\service.bat" install'

-Stu

Hm is it me or is there no difference between ReadEnvStr and ExpandEnvStrings?

Also why put ExecWait twice? 🙂

Hm is it me or is there no difference between ReadEnvStr and ExpandEnvStrings?

I think it's you 😉. Maybe Afrow UK was also that way 😉.

This is how I am installing Tomcat 5 as a service and it works fine for me.

;Install Tomcat 5 as a Windows service
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\Tomcat5\bin"
nsExec::Exec '"service.bat" install'

but you have to make sure that the service.bat file is changed so the Tomcat service is set to start automaticaly by adding "--Startup auto" as follows:

"%EXECUTABLE%" //US//%SERVICE_NAME% ++JvmOptions "-Djava.io.tmpdir=%LOCAL_ALERT_HOME%\temp" --JvmMs 128 --JvmMx 256 --Startup auto

Then the next step is to start Tomcat 5 service, the command that I use is windows commandline:"net start Tomcat5" which can be embeded in the service.bat file as well, or if executet by NSIS installer than use:
nsExec::Exec "net start LocalAlertTomcat5"

Copy + Paste error 😛

ExpandEnvStrings allows you to expand all environment strings in an entire string!
E.g.
%PROGRAMFILES%\%BLAHPATH%\file.ext

ReadEnvStr is for a single environment string, e.g. PROGRAMFILES or COMSPEC.

-Stu