dynamic outfile name?

jakobsch · 17th February 2008, 13:20

How can I accomplish the following: I have several installer options, all of which determine a part of the outfile name I want to give.

How can I concatenate the bits $0, $1, $2, ... to one string $res and then do something like

OutFile $res?

I know that I can use !define etc and set the Outfilename statically, but I'm having 4 options, so this would give 2*2*2*2 nested !ifdef etc, which is cumbersome.

Thank you!

fabian.rap.more · 17th February 2008, 13:30

is this it???

StrCpy $res "$0,$1,$2,$3"

Afrow UK · 17th February 2008, 14:13

You can't use variables at compile time.

Stu

Red Wine · 17th February 2008, 14:15

You can't use variables to tell the compiler where to write the installer.
Use defines instead.

fabian.rap.more · 17th February 2008, 14:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Afrow UK
You can't use variables at compile time.

i keep forgeting these things.

but then is a dynamic outfile name possible???

demiller9 · 17th February 2008, 15:18

You are talking about compile time, so variables are definitely out, but defines will work.

You can use !if, !ifdef, and !else. You also can !execute an external program (exe, bat, vbs, etc) to create an nsh file with !defines in it. All of these would count as 'dynamic' actions.

Afrow UK · 17th February 2008, 16:25

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

Stu

17th February 2008, 13:20	#1
jakobsch Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	dynamic outfile name? How can I accomplish the following: I have several installer options, all of which determine a part of the outfile name I want to give. How can I concatenate the bits $0, $1, $2, ... to one string $res and then do something like OutFile $res? I know that I can use !define etc and set the Outfilename statically, but I'm having 4 options, so this would give 222*2 nested !ifdef etc, which is cumbersome. Thank you!

17th February 2008, 13:30	#2
fabian.rap.more Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 111	is this it??? StrCpy $res "$0,$1,$2,$3" What some invent the rest enlarge

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17th February 2008, 14:13	#3
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	You can't use variables at compile time. Stu

17th February 2008, 15:18	#6
demiller9 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas Posts: 462	You are talking about compile time, so variables are definitely out, but defines will work. You can use !if, !ifdef, and !else. You also can !execute an external program (exe, bat, vbs, etc) to create an nsh file with !defines in it. All of these would count as 'dynamic' actions.

17th February 2008, 16:25	#7
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Invoking...n_compile-time Stu