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My first installer with NSIS

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oharam#

My first installer with NSIS

Hi, I'm going to do my first installer with NSIS. The installer is a Java application. The first question I have is if I add the file extension .jar or otherwise have to add the .exe extension.
I have taken as a reference for my installer this example. When run the installer, I do not get a shortcut to the application installed, what should I do to have a shortcut?

I hope your help, as I said, it's my first installer and I'm a little lost ...

Thanks.😉
Anders#
A Java application isn't the ideal starting point. Are you using a Java launcher or are you calling javaw.exe directly with all the ugly parameters?
oharam#
The code I'm working on it:

; Script generated by the HM NIS Edit Script Wizard.



; HM NIS Edit Wizard helper defines

!define PRODUCT_NAME "SalonHabana"

!define PRODUCT_VERSION "1.0"

!define PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${PRODUCT_NAME}"

!define PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY "HKLM"



; MUI 1.67 compatible ------

!include "MUI.nsh"



; MUI Settings

!define MUI_ABORTWARNING

!define MUI_ICON "1427401697_175739.ico"

!define MUI_UNICON "${NSISDIR}\Contrib\Graphics\Icons\modern-uninstall.ico"



;OPCIONES DE LA INTERFAZ

!define MUI_HEADERIMAGE ;Habilitar imagen de cabecera.

!define MUI_HEADERIMAGE_BITMAP "imagen_cabecera.bmp" ;Imagen de cabecera del instalador. Rutas relativas.

!define MUI_HEADERIMAGE_UNBITMAP "imagen_cabecera.bmp" ;Imagen de cabecera del desinstalador.

!define MUI_WELCOMEFINISHPAGE_BITMAP "imagen_bienvenida.bmp" ;Imagen de bienvenida del instalador.

!define MUI_UNWELCOMEFINISHPAGE_BITMAP "imagen_bienvenida.bmp" ;Imagen de bienvenida del desinstalador.





; Welcome page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME

; License page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "licencia.txt"

; Directory page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY

; Instfiles page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES

; Finish page

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH



; Uninstaller pages

!insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_INSTFILES



; Language files

!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "Spanish"



; MUI end ------



Name "${PRODUCT_NAME} ${PRODUCT_VERSION}"

OutFile "SalonSetup.exe"

InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\SalonHabana"

ShowInstDetails show

ShowUnInstDetails show





Section "Principal" SEC01

  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"

  SetOverwrite ifnewer

  File "Salon_Habana.jar"

  File /r "lib"

  File "licencia.txt"

  

SectionEnd



Section -AdditionalIcons

  CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana"

  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"

  CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Salon_Habana.jar"

  CreateShortCut "$STARTMENU.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Salon_Habana.jar"

SectionEnd



Section -Post

  WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"

  WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayName" "$(^Name)"

  WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"

  WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayVersion" "${PRODUCT_VERSION}"

SectionEnd





Function un.onUninstSuccess

  HideWindow

  MessageBox MB_ICONINFORMATION|MB_OK "La desinstalación de $(^Name) finalizó satisfactoriamente."

FunctionEnd



Function un.onInit

  MessageBox MB_ICONQUESTION|MB_YESNO|MB_DEFBUTTON2 "¿Está completamente seguro que desea desinstalar $(^Name) junto con todos sus componentes?" IDYES +2

  Abort

FunctionEnd



Section Uninstall

  Delete "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"

  Delete "$INSTDIR\Salon_Habana.jar"



  Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana\Uninstall.lnk"

  Delete "$STARTMENU.lnk"

  Delete "$DESKTOP.lnk"



  RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana"

  RMDir "$INSTDIR"

  RMDir ""



  DeleteRegKey ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}"

  SetAutoClose true

SectionEnd
When I run the unistall, do not delete the lib folder and the licencia.txt file.
Nor make me a shortcut icon on the desktop, as I would like.
Can anybody help?

Thanks.😉
Anders#
$DESKTOP is the path to a folder. You need to specify a filename:

CreateShortcut "$DESKTOP\MyApp.lnk" "$INSTDIR\MyApp.exe"
Creating shortcuts to .jar files is probably not a good idea, I would recommend that you use a java application launcher so you have a .exe to execute...
oharam#
Hello, the problem I have now is that I can not delete the folder of the application of Incio Menu. The lines of code which reference it is these:

Section -AdditionalIcons

  CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana"

  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"

  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana\Salon_Habana.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Salon_Habana.jar"

SectionEnd



Section -Post

  WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"

  WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayName" "$(^Name)"

  WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"

  WriteRegStr ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayVersion" "${PRODUCT_VERSION}"

SectionEnd
Section Uninstall

  Delete "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"

  Delete "$INSTDIR\Salon_Habana.jar"

  Delete "$INSTDIR\licencia.txt"



  Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana\Uninstall.lnk"

  Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana\Salon_Habana.lnk"



  RMDIR "$SMPROGRAMS\SalonHabana"

  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR"



  DeleteRegKey ${PRODUCT_UNINST_ROOT_KEY} "${PRODUCT_UNINST_KEY}"

  ;SetAutoClose true

SectionEnd
RMDir /r "$INSTDIR" This use it to delete a folder that I have within the installed application.

Perhaps as you mention is not appropriate to do so, but I think is the most secilla to start, it's my first installer and not know the java launcher.

Thanks.😉