xcopy .bat installer

epicwinter · 22nd July 2005, 08:21

Hi, I am new to using this program and programing in general.

I have created a program which I would like to compile into an exe file, but in one of the directories that will be installed has a batch file which xcopy's files from a different location and places them into the directoy that is being installed.

The hierarchy I have right now, which I am attempting to compile into an exe is as shown:
$PROGRAMFILES\Developer\Software\mods\Modified_content

code:
-Modified_Content

    -Folder1

    -Folder2

    -Folder3

       -misc.bat

    -Folder4

    -File1

    -File2

    -etc.. etc..

So my question is how would I go about and create a script to run my batch file at the end of the installation, close and delete itself when the installer has finished?

Yathosho · 22nd July 2005, 11:45

have a look at ExecShell

Afrow UK · 22nd July 2005, 12:11

Batch files do not need Shell to open. A simple Exec "path\to\file.bat" will work.
Or, if you're calling it from a Section you could use nsExec::ExecToLog.

If your batch file only does an xcopy, you could just use NSIS's CopyFiles instead.

-Stu

22nd July 2005, 08:21	#1
epicwinter Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	xcopy .bat installer Hi, I am new to using this program and programing in general. I have created a program which I would like to compile into an exe file, but in one of the directories that will be installed has a batch file which xcopy's files from a different location and places them into the directoy that is being installed. The hierarchy I have right now, which I am attempting to compile into an exe is as shown: $PROGRAMFILES\Developer\Software\mods\Modified_content code: -Modified_Content -Folder1 -Folder2 -Folder3 -misc.bat -Folder4 -File1 -File2 -etc.. etc.. So my question is how would I go about and create a script to run my batch file at the end of the installation, close and delete itself when the installer has finished? Last edited by epicwinter; 22nd July 2005 at 08:40.

22nd July 2005, 11:45	#2
Yathosho Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: AT-DE Posts: 3,366	have a look at ExecShell NSIS IDE for Atom \| NSIS for Visual Studio Code \| NSIS for Sublime Text \| NSIS.docset

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22nd July 2005, 12:11	#3
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	Batch files do not need Shell to open. A simple Exec "path\to\file.bat" will work. Or, if you're calling it from a Section you could use nsExec::ExecToLog. If your batch file only does an xcopy, you could just use NSIS's CopyFiles instead. -Stu