CMD / BAT / EXE Output in active Window

heya guys, need some help here..

i've seen it earlier, that some installers run an embedded exe where the output is shown in active window of the installer.

does anyone know how to do that?

Use ExecDos::exec /DETAILED or nsExec::ExecToLog.

Stu

ExecDos::exec /DETAILED "$INSTDIR\test.exe"

is that correct?

yes (sometimes trying is the quickest way to find out)

i can't try it on my own at now.
just in a few minutes. thats why i ask 😉


another problem i have is following:

i want the installer show only a small window on installation process.

just as the most "full-screen" installers from installshield do.

there is only few infos about installation process (such as files copied) and the status-bar.
is that possible with nsis too?

you could try a different UI, but that would apply to all of the installer windows (i could be wrong!) or build your custom instpage using nsDialogs or nsWindows, or just the progress dialog using one of the many banner plugins (like Nxs). i built custom instpages before, but it can become a lot of work to accomplish something very simple and it doesn't feel "clean".

hmm, i'm just new to it.

i didn't know anything about configuring my own pages in that way.



back to the first problem: i've tested it now, but dont get any output (the exe just opens up a small cmd-window). the only output is that on which path it is installed

i haven't used ExecDos myself, but i remember there's a bunch of related topics on this forum. using nsExec::ExecToLog myself and don't recall any problems.

maybe its me, but i figured out why it shows nothing...

it wont work with ShowInstDetails nevershow, right?

it seems that i need a custom page for showing the output.
(i dont want an output for the normal installation)

nswindows only shows an error: "Invalid command: ${NSW_CreateWindow}"

i installed the plugin as usual.

Originally Posted by Thyrador View Post

maybe its me, but i figured out why it shows nothing...

it wont work with ShowInstDetails nevershow, right?

it seems that i need a custom page for showing the output.
(i dont want an output for the normal installation)

you can also control the output using SetDetailsView

Originally Posted by Thyrador View Post

nswindows only shows an error: "Invalid command: ${NSW_CreateWindow}"

i installed the plugin as usual.

did you include nsWindows in the header of your script?

!include "nsWindows.nsh"

Originally Posted by Yathosho View Post

did you include nsWindows in the header of your script?

!include "nsWindows.nsh"

yep, its included.
but i get another errormessage too: Invalid command: nsWindows$insWindows::Create

You need to use !addincludedir and !addplugindir to point the compiler to where you've stored the nsh and dll files.