NSIS Self-Extractor kit

RedBopete · 10th January 2005, 10:12

This is a very cool util - my first experience with an installer of any kind. I did have a few problems when installing a shortcut using a script created by the script generator (which is also very cool)...

This is what was generated and didn't work:
;- Shortcuts to create
${SE-ShortcutsStart}
${SE-Shortcut} "$DESKTOP\Glow Fish 2.lnk" "$INSTDIR\glowfish2.exe"
${SE-ShortcutsEnd}

I found that changing the middle line to include the middle (2nd) field *did* work:
;- Shortcuts to create
${SE-ShortcutsStart}
${SE-Shortcut} "$DESKTOP" "Glow Fish 2" "$INSTDIR\glowfish.exe"
${SE-ShortcutsEnd}

I also had to change "$DESKTOP\Glow Fish 2.lnk" to "$DESKTOP" since the first created an error when the script tried to install the icon at "$DESKTOP\Glow Fish 2.lnk\Glow Fish 2.lnk"

The icon on the desktop also was not the one that I specified using ${SE-Icon}, but was instead the icon that appears with the original .exe file (the one specified with "$INSTDIR\glowfish.exe"

any ideas on the whys, and what can be done?
Thanks!

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10th January 2005, 10:12	#1
RedBopete Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 3	This is a very cool util - my first experience with an installer of any kind. I did have a few problems when installing a shortcut using a script created by the script generator (which is also very cool)... This is what was generated and didn't work: ;- Shortcuts to create ${SE-ShortcutsStart} ${SE-Shortcut} "$DESKTOP\Glow Fish 2.lnk" "$INSTDIR\glowfish2.exe" ${SE-ShortcutsEnd} I found that changing the middle line to include the middle (2nd) field did work: ;- Shortcuts to create ${SE-ShortcutsStart} ${SE-Shortcut} "$DESKTOP" "Glow Fish 2" "$INSTDIR\glowfish.exe" ${SE-ShortcutsEnd} I also had to change "$DESKTOP\Glow Fish 2.lnk" to "$DESKTOP" since the first created an error when the script tried to install the icon at "$DESKTOP\Glow Fish 2.lnk\Glow Fish 2.lnk" The icon on the desktop also was not the one that I specified using ${SE-Icon}, but was instead the icon that appears with the original .exe file (the one specified with "$INSTDIR\glowfish.exe" any ideas on the whys, and what can be done? Thanks!