sectiongroup

hello,

is it possible to hide a sectiongroup ?
i know how to hide a section
i know how to disable a section / sectiongroup
but how to disable a sectiongroup ?
i tried with "SectionSetText" but it does not work.

thanks.

but how to hide a sectiongroup ?

sorry, i can't edit my post.

Hide the section group, all its children and the hidden section group end. To hide it, you'll also need to remove its SF_SECGRP flag.

thanks for the reply... but
i am sorry, but i do not understand.

i have the following layout :

SectionGroup(1)

|---SectionGroup(2)

|   |

|   |---Section(a)

|   |

|   |---SectionGroup(3)

|   |   |

|   |   |---Section(b)

|   |   |

|   |   |---Section(c)

|   |

|   |---Section(d)

|

|---SectionGroup(4)

|   |

|   |---Section(e)

|   |

|   |---Section(f)

|

|---Section(f)

i want to hide SectionGroup(2).
i tried with [SectionSetText SecGroupID ""] but had no luck. it only works for [Section].

please help,

thanks.
OJi.

SectionSetText SecGroupID "" will not work because "SecGroupID" is not a valid section identifier. You must use ${SecGroupID}.

thanks for the quick reply. you really saved my life !
it works. only one problem
now it looks like this:

SectionGroup(1)



SectionGroup(4)

|

|---Section(e)

|

|---Section(f)



Section(g)

like the sectiongroup(4) and section(g) does not belong to sectiongroup(1).

and one more thing, what is [SF_SECGRP] ? i can't find it in the docs.

thanks again.
OJi.

after testing it a little, it works if i move sectiongroup(2) after sectiongroup(4) and section(g).

is this normal ?

and one more question,
if i hide the sections and they are selected by default, they will get installed anyway ?
i must use [SectionSetFlags ${SecID} "0"] ?

thanks.
OJi.

SF_SECGRP is a section flag just like SF_SELECTED. See Include\Sections.nsh for its definition. That's what causing the weird section behaviour you see. That and the section group end you didn't remove.

If you hide a section and it's still selected, it will be installed.

thanks for all the help, but i am still! doing something wrong. no matter what i do it still looks like this:

SectionGroup(1)



SectionGroup(4)

|

|---Section(e)

|

|---Section(f)



Section(g)

i will post the code.

and one more problem (for forum admin/moderators)
- i changed my email adress in my account (o_owd) but i did not receive any confirmation email and i can not post! i am able to login but not post. this is going for about 2 weeks. i tried to change my email again but no luck. this is the only forum i can post - not logged on.

thanks.
OJi.

here is the script.i don't know if i can attach files not being registered so i will put it here. i want to hide group 1.1.
thanks in advance.
OJi

OutFile "forum.exe"
!include "MUI.nsh"
!include "Sections.nsh"
!define MUI_COMPONENTSPAGE_NODESC
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
SectionGroup /e "!(group) 1" Sec1
SectionGroup "(group) 1.1" Sec11
Section "(section) 1.1.a" Sec11a
    SectionIn 1
SectionEnd
Section "(section) 1.1.b" Sec11b
    SectionIn 1
SectionEnd
Section "(section) 1.1.d" Sec11c
    ;bla
SectionEnd
SectionGroupEnd
Section "(section) 1.d" Sec1d
        ;bla
SectionEnd
Section "(section) 1.e" Sec1e
        SectionIn 1
SectionEnd
SectionGroupEnd
SectionGroup /e "!(group) 2" Sec2
Section "(section) 2.f" Sec2f
    SectionIn 1
SectionEnd
SectionGroupEnd
SectionGroup /e "!(group) 3" Sec3
Section "(section) 3.g" Sec3g
    SectionIn 1
SectionEnd
SectionGroupEnd
Function .onInit
    ;!insertmacro ClearSectionFlag ${Sec11c} ${SF_SELECTED}
    ;SectionSetText ${Sec11c} ""
    ;!insertmacro ClearSectionFlag ${Sec11b} ${SF_SELECTED}
    ;SectionSetText ${Sec11b} ""
    ;!insertmacro ClearSectionFlag ${Sec11a} ${SF_SELECTED}
    ;SectionSetText ${Sec11a} ""
    ;!insertmacro ClearSectionFlag ${Sec11} ${SF_SECGRP}
    ;!insertmacro ClearSectionFlag ${Sec11} ${SF_SECGRPEND}
    ;SectionSetText ${Sec11} ""
FunctionEnd 

You didn't remove the section group end marker. Add:

IntOp $0 ${Sec11c} + 1

!insertmacro ClearSectionFlag $0 ${SF_SECGRPEND}

SectionSetText $0 ""

As for your e-mail, the forum had some mail server problems. I have resent your activation mail. If you don't get it in the next couple of days, let me know.

thanks for all the help. it is working.

i received the email.

thanks again.