CAB Setup - Variable Source Path in Installer Script

Protagonist · 29th May 2008, 13:48

Hello Everybody,

I have problem with the CAB Setup Plugin. In the _setup.nsi , the "real installer script", the source path for the cab files is defined as

!define SOURCE_PATH "D:\CAB\${DATASET_NAME}"

As my installer needs to run on any computer we have, this path may vary (at least the drive number). The installer is located in an SVN repository, so I know how the filesystem is structured. Is it possible to use a relative pat, e.g.
!define SOURCE_PATH "..\..\Cabs\found\here" ?

Thanks

Mr Inches · 1st June 2008, 01:23

Hi

There should be no problem changing the path in this variable; that was one of the major reasons for making them variables in the first place, the same as the dataset name is a variable.

Duncan

Protagonist · 19th June 2008, 09:28

Changing the path in the variable is not the problem. I want to run the installer script on any PC without altering the code. As this is not possible with the current build of the plugin, I have to make sure, that everybody who needs to create an installable version of our software knows how to alter the path in the script.

But thanks anyway :d

Protagonist

29th May 2008, 13:48	#1
Protagonist Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Frankfurt , Germany Posts: 13	CAB Setup - Variable Source Path in Installer Script Hello Everybody, I have problem with the CAB Setup Plugin. In the _setup.nsi , the "real installer script", the source path for the cab files is defined as !define SOURCE_PATH "D:\CAB\${DATASET_NAME}" As my installer needs to run on any computer we have, this path may vary (at least the drive number). The installer is located in an SVN repository, so I know how the filesystem is structured. Is it possible to use a relative pat, e.g. !define SOURCE_PATH "..\..\Cabs\found\here" ? Thanks

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1st June 2008, 01:23	#2
Mr Inches Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 76	Hi There should be no problem changing the path in this variable; that was one of the major reasons for making them variables in the first place, the same as the dataset name is a variable. Duncan

19th June 2008, 09:28	#3
Protagonist Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Frankfurt , Germany Posts: 13	Changing the path in the variable is not the problem. I want to run the installer script on any PC without altering the code. As this is not possible with the current build of the plugin, I have to make sure, that everybody who needs to create an installable version of our software knows how to alter the path in the script. But thanks anyway :d Protagonist