Using WordReplace at compile time ?

Vic_Gent · 24th October 2006, 15:05

I'm calling makensis.exe from the command line as part of an overnight build script and am using the /X! switch to pass in some !defined variables. These are used to set VersionKey information etc. All good there, but I'd also like to change the name of the compiled nsi executable based upon a label that I've passed in at the command line. It's got '.' in it (e.g. XXX.6.0_061024) so was trying to use the WordReplace function to strip them out, set a variable and then use it in the OutFile command. However it looks like WordReplace only executes at the Installer run time and not compile time. I could just hack the string in my build script and pass it in as another /X!, but I'd prefer to avoid it if possible. Any ideas?

goldy1064 · 24th October 2006, 15:52

You would have to write a standalone executable or batch script to do that parsing as WordReplace only works during run-time.

Afrow UK · 24th October 2006, 15:55

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Invoking...n_compile-time

-Stu

Vic_Gent · 24th October 2006, 16:13

Great. Will do. Thanks

24th October 2006, 15:05	#1
Vic_Gent Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Using WordReplace at compile time ? I'm calling makensis.exe from the command line as part of an overnight build script and am using the /X! switch to pass in some !defined variables. These are used to set VersionKey information etc. All good there, but I'd also like to change the name of the compiled nsi executable based upon a label that I've passed in at the command line. It's got '.' in it (e.g. XXX.6.0_061024) so was trying to use the WordReplace function to strip them out, set a variable and then use it in the OutFile command. However it looks like WordReplace only executes at the Installer run time and not compile time. I could just hack the string in my build script and pass it in as another /X!, but I'd prefer to avoid it if possible. Any ideas?

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24th October 2006, 15:52	#2
goldy1064 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 211	You would have to write a standalone executable or batch script to do that parsing as WordReplace only works during run-time.

24th October 2006, 15:55	#3
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Invoking...n_compile-time -Stu

24th October 2006, 16:13	#4
Vic_Gent Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Great. Will do. Thanks