create NSIS installer with 7z or zip?

pizzaM4N · 11th November 2009, 15:26

Hello,
I want to create an installer for wiles with a total size of 4GB. I am a novice at working with NSIS.
There are 4 zip or 7z files in a folder with the setup(wich I try to create now). Each one is about 1GB big. The setup should unpack this archives to the installation folder (for example c:/programfiles/MyApp) the user choses when he runs the setup.

my code:

SetCompress force
SetCompressor lzma
Name "MyApp"
OutFile "MyApp.exe"
InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\MyApp"
Page directory
Page instfiles
Section "MyApp"
SetOutPath $INSTDIR

SectionEnd

Where do I have to edit which command that MyApp.exe unpacks the 4 1GB files to the chosen install folder?

regards pizzaM4N

Yathosho · 11th November 2009, 17:52

there's a plugin for nsis to extract 7-zip archives. search the forum!

pizzaM4N · 11th November 2009, 19:50

I have searched the forum and I read about this plugin, but I am a noob in this.

File "ArchiveName.7z"
Nsis7z::Extract "ArchiveName.7z"
Delete "$OUTDIR/ArchiveName.7z"
GetFunctionAddress $R9 CallbackTest
Nsis7z::ExtractWithCallback "Test.7z" $R9

do I have to write this lines in certain line? If I have to do it, in which one?
Do I need this lines?
!addplugindir "..\Release"
!addplugindir "."
What means this?
Delete "$OUTDIR\Test.7z"
Because of the fact, that I know just some codes I would be very happy if someone can complete my posted installer for the 4 archives.

MSG · 12th November 2009, 05:20

To learn NSIS, please start with the examples:
NSIS\Examples\example1.nsi and example2.nsi

Then use the command reference to look up what the commands you mentioned do:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter5.html

11th November 2009, 15:26	#1
pizzaM4N Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	create NSIS installer with 7z or zip? Hello, I want to create an installer for wiles with a total size of 4GB. I am a novice at working with NSIS. There are 4 zip or 7z files in a folder with the setup(wich I try to create now). Each one is about 1GB big. The setup should unpack this archives to the installation folder (for example c:/programfiles/MyApp) the user choses when he runs the setup. my code: SetCompress force SetCompressor lzma Name "MyApp" OutFile "MyApp.exe" InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\MyApp" Page directory Page instfiles Section "MyApp" SetOutPath $INSTDIR SectionEnd Where do I have to edit which command that MyApp.exe unpacks the 4 1GB files to the chosen install folder? regards pizzaM4N

11th November 2009, 17:52	#2
Yathosho Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: AT-DE Posts: 3,366	there's a plugin for nsis to extract 7-zip archives. search the forum! NSIS IDE for Atom \| NSIS for Visual Studio Code \| NSIS for Sublime Text \| NSIS.docset

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11th November 2009, 19:50	#3
pizzaM4N Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	I have searched the forum and I read about this plugin, but I am a noob in this. File "ArchiveName.7z" Nsis7z::Extract "ArchiveName.7z" Delete "$OUTDIR/ArchiveName.7z" GetFunctionAddress $R9 CallbackTest Nsis7z::ExtractWithCallback "Test.7z" $R9 do I have to write this lines in certain line? If I have to do it, in which one? Do I need this lines? !addplugindir "..\Release" !addplugindir "." What means this? Delete "$OUTDIR\Test.7z" Because of the fact, that I know just some codes I would be very happy if someone can complete my posted installer for the 4 archives.

12th November 2009, 05:20	#4
MSG Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,892	To learn NSIS, please start with the examples: NSIS\Examples\example1.nsi and example2.nsi Then use the command reference to look up what the commands you mentioned do: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter5.html