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How to not copy specific folders?

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AlexanderG#

How to not copy specific folders?

I need to copy a user's files from a previous install directory to the new install directory, but I do not want to copy any of the standard files that I install, only the ones that the user has created.
I can copy over all of the contents of a directory,

!macro CopyTemplates
CopyFiles /SILENT "$R0\a""$INSTDIR"
!macroend

(Where $R0 is the old install path)
Any ideas on how to not copy specific folders?
(i.e. I want to copy $R0\a and all of it's subfolders except for $R0\a\f and $R0\a\g)
Afrow UK#
You need RecFind from: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/wiki/Req...t%2C_FindClose

!include RecFind.nsh



Function CopyUserFiles

Exch $R0

Push $R1

Push $R2



 ${RecFindOpen} $R0 $R1 $R2

 ${RecFindFirst}

  IfFileExists "$INSTDIR$R1\$R2" +2

   CopyFiles "$R0$R1\$R2" "$INSTDIR$R1\$R2"

 ${RecFindNext}

 ${RecFindClose}



Pop $R2

Pop $R1

Pop $R0

FunctionEnd
-Stu
Instructor#
You can try also:
Name "Output"

OutFile "Output.exe"



!include "FileFunc.nsh"

!insertmacro Locate



Section

	StrCpy $R0 'C:\a'      #source

	StrCpy $R1 '$INSTDIR'  #destination



	${Locate} "$R0" "/L=D /G=0" "LocateCallback"



	IfErrors 0 +2

	MessageBox MB_OK "Error"

SectionEnd



Function LocateCallback

	StrCmp $R7 'f' end

	StrCmp $R7 'g' end



	CreateDirectory "$R1\$R7"

	CopyFiles /SILENT "$R9\*.*" "$R1\$R7"



	end:

	Push $0

FunctionEnd
Script uses header
AlexanderG#
Originally posted by Afrow UK
You need RecFind from: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/wiki/Req...t%2C_FindClose

<snip>
-Stu
I keep getting the following:

Error: could not resolve label "checkFile52.2D:\Test" in function "CopyUserFiles"
Error - aborting creation process

I am trying:
Function CopyUserFiles

Push $R1

Push $R2

 ${RecFindOpen} "D:\Test" $R1 $R2

 StrCmp $R1 "Default" Found

 ${RecFindNext}

Found:

 ${RecFindClose}

Pop $R2

Pop $R1

FunctionEnd
Afrow UK#
Hmm, I see what the problem is.
Goto line 64 in Include\RecFind.nsh and change:

!define Local "${__LINE__}${Dir}"
To:
!define Local "${__LINE__}"

It's because D:\Test has a ":" in it which is used at the end of labels.

Edit: Uploaded fixed version: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/imker/downloads/RecFind.nsh

-Stu
AlexanderG#


Error: could not resolve label "checkFile54.2" in function "CopyUserFiles"

Error - aborting creation process
Afrow UK#
Ok, you're using it wrongly that's why it's not working.
You're missing ${RecFindFirst}
Check the readme again.

I'll add some code to prevent people making this mistake.

-Stu
Afrow UK#
Function CopyUserFiles

Push $R1

Push $R2

 ${RecFindOpen} "D:\Test" $R1 $R2

 ${RecFindFirst}

 StrCmp $R1 "Default" Found

 ${RecFindNext}

Found:

 ${RecFindClose}

Pop $R2

Pop $R1

FunctionEnd
Uploaded new version with some error checking.

-Stu