Variables and userinput (Arrays)

🧟 noob warning 😁

Hi there.

I'm a little bit confused here. 🙂
I have a custompage with +/- 15 userinput boxes and checkboxes. After filling in the info and clicking next the info must be checked and executed. (username,computername, password etc etc) I now have a lot of

ReadINIStr $var1

ReadINIStr $var2

ReadINIStr $var3

and a lot of functions when de variables are declared. I've read something about arrays (NSISArray.dll). But i try to understand (the logica)how it works. Is it even possible to get all the userinput (state) in on array and how to implement it with the variables and functions.
I hope someone will and can explain me how it works

Thanks in advance

Create an array (using the Array Plugin) then read each value from your INI file to the NSIS stack and feed the value to the array, for example using a macro:

!macro ReadINIValues ARRAY NUMBER_OF_VALUES

  !define Index "Line${__LINE__}"

  NSISArray::New /NOUNLOAD ${ARRAY} ${NUMBER_OF_VALUES} 2

  StrCpy $0 1

  StrCpy $9 ${NUMBER_OF_VALUES}

  IntOp $9 $9 + 1



 ${Index}_Start:

  StrCmp $0 $9 ${Index}_End

  ReadINIStr $1 "<your_ini_file>" "<your_section>" "<your_field_$0>"

  NSISArray::Write /NOUNLOAD ${ARRAY} $0 "$1"

  IntOp $0 $0 + 1

  Goto ${Index}_Start



 ${Index}_End:

  NSISArray::FreeUnusedMem /NOUNLOAD

  !undef Index

!macroEnd

Call the macro using for example

!insertmacro ReadINIValues UserValues 10

in order to feed values to the array.
To read values from the array, use their index number. For example

NSISArray::Read /NOUNLOAD UserValues 5

Pop $0

will read the 5th value from the array and place it in $0. You can then use the value in any of your other functions/sections.

Don't forget to delete the array object when you're done:

NSISArray:: Delete /NOUNLOAD UserValues

Hope this helps

CF

Thanx CF

I hope you or someone else can help me with one thing.
I got this

ReadINIStr $1 "test.ini" "State" "Field $0"

and then this to test

!insertmacro ReadINIValues UserValues 10



NSISArray:😁ebug /NOUNLOAD UserValues



NSISArray::Read /NOUNLOAD UserValues 1

Pop $0

MessageBox MB_OK "$0"

NSISArray::Read /NOUNLOAD UserValues 2

Pop $1

MessageBox MB_OK "$1"

The last code is in a function (leave)
But there is nothing in the array.

Your ReadINIStr syntax is wrong. Should be

ReadINIStr $1 "test.ini" "Field $0" "State"

CF

😳
Last time I hope.

What am I doing wrong

!include "LogicLib.nsh"

!include "MUI.nsh"



OutFile "Test.exe"



  Var FieldName



  !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

  !insertmacro MUI_RESERVEFILE_INSTALLOPTIONS



!macro ReadINIValues ARRAY NUMBER_OF_VALUES

  !define Index "Line${__LINE__}"

  NSISArray::New /NOUNLOAD ${ARRAY} ${NUMBER_OF_VALUES} 2

  StrCpy $0 1

  StrCpy $9 ${NUMBER_OF_VALUES}

  IntOp $9 $9 + 1



 ${Index}_Start:

  StrCmp $0 $9 ${Index}_End

  ReadINIStr $1 "$PLUGINSDIR\test.ini" "Field $0" "State"

  NSISArray::Write /NOUNLOAD ${ARRAY} $0 "$1"

;  MessageBox MB_OK "$1"

  IntOp $0 $0 + 1

  Goto ${Index}_Start



  ${Index}_End:

  NSISArray::FreeUnusedMem /NOUNLOAD

  !undef Index

!macroEnd



  Page custom GetSettings SetSettings



  Function .onInit

InitPluginsDir

!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_EXTRACT "test.ini"

FunctionEnd



Section "-hidden section"

SectionEnd



Function GetSettings

InstallOptionsEx::initDialog /NOUNLOAD "$PLUGINSDIR\test.ini"

InstallOptionsEx::Show

FunctionEnd



Function SetSettings

!insertmacro ReadINIValues UserValues 5

NSISArray::Read /NOUNLOAD UserValues 3

Pop $0

Strcpy $FieldName $0

MessageBox MB_OK "$FieldName or $0"

FunctionEnd

I attached the files

Actually, my bad: We feed data to the array starting at Index 1 but we should start at Index 0. This should work:

!include "LogicLib.nsh"

!include "MUI.nsh"



OutFile "Test.exe"



  Var FieldName



  !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

  !insertmacro MUI_RESERVEFILE_INSTALLOPTIONS



!macro ReadINIValues ARRAY NUMBER_OF_VALUES

!define Index "Line${__LINE__}"

NSISArray::New /NOUNLOAD "${ARRAY}" ${NUMBER_OF_VALUES} 2

StrCpy $0 1

StrCpy $2 0

StrCpy $9 ${NUMBER_OF_VALUES}

IntOp $9 $9 + 1



${Index}_Start:

StrCmp $0 $9 ${Index}_End

ReadINIStr $1 "$PLUGINSDIR\test.ini" "Field $0" "State"

NSISArray::Write /NOUNLOAD ${ARRAY} $2 "$1"

IntOp $0 $0 + 1

IntOp $2 $2 + 1

Goto ${Index}_Start



${Index}_End:

NSISArray::FreeUnusedMem /NOUNLOAD

!undef Index

!macroend



  Page custom GetSettings SetSettings



Function .onInit

InitPluginsDir

!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_EXTRACT "test.ini"

FunctionEnd



Section "-hidden section"

SectionEnd



Function GetSettings

InstallOptionsEx::initDialog /NOUNLOAD "$PLUGINSDIR\test.ini"

InstallOptionsEx::Show

FunctionEnd



Function SetSettings

!insertmacro ReadINIValues "UserValues" "5"

NSISArray::Read /NOUNLOAD UserValues 3

Pop $0

Strcpy $FieldName $0

MessageBox MB_OK "$FieldName or $0"

FunctionEnd

CF

👍

It worked. Thx CF.

I'm gonna implement this in my script.