n00b at this, little help please

Hi I'm a n00b at this and trying to make a very basic intaller.

All I want it to do is copy a few files to different directories - all doc & settings\all users\programs and windows\fonts. I don't need the user to set this, I'm just unsure on how you use mulitple files as all the examples user one file.
Thanks for any help

ok here is my code, i'm unsure on what to do from here, hopefully you'll be able to see what i'm trying to do

code:


;--------------------------------



; The name of the installer

Name "File Installer"



; The file to write

OutFile "File Installer"



; uncomment the following line to make the installer silent by default.

SilentInstall silent



;--------------------------------



Function .onInit

Section ""

  MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONINFORMATION 'This will install shortcuts, fonts and auto logon registry keys'



;--------------------------------



; The stuff to install

Section ""

    

  ; Set output path to the installation directory.

  SetOutPath $windows\fonts

  

  ; Put file there

  File "..\Co1_____.ttf"



  ; Set output path to the installation directory.

  SetOutPath $Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu

  

  ; Put file there

  File "..\Reject_Booking_Menu.xs"

  

; write reg

  WriteRegStr HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" "DefaultUserName" "wibble"

  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "AutoAdminLogon" '"1"'

  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "DefaultPassword" '"hello"'

  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "DefaultDomainName" '"abc"



SectionEnd

[Joel]

mmm

code:


SetOutPath $windows\fonts

Try

code:


SetOutPath $WINDIR\Fonts

Read the docs about the NSIS' constants....

[kichik]

Or even:

code:
SetOutPath $FONTS

[paulheu]

That don't work for me either.. It seems the $FONTS var is not resolved. If I use the full path the font copies over fine, but using $FONTS just gives an error:

code:


Section "djDecks Skin ${SKINNAME} (required)" SecCopyUI





  ;Main Files  

  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\skins"

  File "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}.xml"

  File "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}.txt"



  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\skins\${SKINNAME}"

  File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.jpg"

  File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.gif"

  File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.bmp"



  ;SetOutPath "C:\WINDOWS\FONTS"

  ;File "C:\WINDOWS\FONTS\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"

  

  SetOutPath "$FONTS"

  File "$FONTS\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"

  

SectionEnd

Using the lines with $FONTS don't work, switch to the lines with the full path and it's OK..

[Afrow UK]

You are confusing run-time with compile-time!

$FONTS is the constant that will contain the user's Fonts folder path on run-time.

The File command will store a file on compile-time into your installer, and thus you must give it the path to a file to compress on your hard-drive (not on the user's!)

-Stu

[paulheu]

So it should be like this??

code:


  SetOutPath "$FONTS"

  File "C:\windows\fonts\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"

[Comm@nder21]

indeed it should.