newbie question: nsdialog example

[cmirko]

hi all,

I'm trying to make an installer for my application, from examples and wiki I managed to make NSIS script which compiles and does the requested job, now I'm trying to add a simple dialog option which would give the user an option to put shortcuts on desktop and in quick launch (I know how to create shortcuts, but "option screen" is beyond me....

Would someone experienced be willing to make an example how to accomplish this ?

my script so far:

code:


; basic script template for NSIS installers

;

; Written by Philip Chu

; Copyright (c) 2004-2005 Technicat, LLC

;

; This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.

; In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

 

; Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,

; including commercial applications, and to alter it ; and redistribute

; it freely, subject to the following restrictions:

 

;    1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that

;       you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an

;       acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.

 

;    2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be

;       misrepresented as being the original software.

 

;    3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.



!define setup "@Magic_Navigator_setup.exe"

 

; change this to wherever the files to be packaged reside

!define srcdir "C:\Program Files\NSIS\test_magic\"

!define company "BS"

!define prodname "@Magic Navigator"

!define exec "MagicNavigator.exe"

!define helpfile "manual.pdf"

!define deinstall "uninstall.exe"

; optional stuff

 

; text file to open in notepad after installation

; !define notefile "README.txt"

 

; license text file

; !define licensefile license.txt

 

; icons must be Microsoft .ICO files

!define icon "magic_ikona.ico"

!define deicon "delete.ico"

 

; installer background screen

; !define screenimage background.bmp

 

; file containing list of file-installation commands

; !define files "files.nsi"

 

; file containing list of file-uninstall commands

; !define unfiles "unfiles.nsi"

 

; registry stuff

 

!define regkey "Software\${company}\${prodname}"

!define uninstkey "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${prodname}"

!define regkey-UN "Software\Siemens\Magic Navigator"

!define startmenu "$SMPROGRAMS\${prodname}"

!define uninstaller "uninstall.exe"



;--------------------------------

 

XPStyle on

ShowInstDetails hide

ShowUninstDetails hide

 

Name "${prodname}"

Caption "${prodname}"

 

!ifdef icon

Icon "${icon}"

!endif

 

OutFile "${setup}"

 

SetDateSave on

SetDatablockOptimize on

CRCCheck on

SilentInstall normal

 

InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\${company}\${prodname}"

InstallDirRegKey HKLM "${regkey}" ""

 

!ifdef licensefile

LicenseText "License"

LicenseData "${srcdir}\${licensefile}"

!endif

 

; pages

; we keep it simple - leave out selectable installation types

 

!ifdef licensefile

Page license

!endif

 

; Page components

Page directory

Page instfiles

 

UninstPage uninstConfirm

UninstPage instfiles

 

;--------------------------------

 

AutoCloseWindow false

ShowInstDetails show

 

 

!ifdef screenimage

 

; set up background image

; uses BgImage plugin

 

Function .onGUIInit

	; extract background BMP into temp plugin directory

	InitPluginsDir

	File /oname=$PLUGINSDIR\1.bmp "${screenimage}"

 

	BgImage::SetBg /NOUNLOAD /FILLSCREEN $PLUGINSDIR\1.bmp

	BgImage::Redraw /NOUNLOAD

FunctionEnd

 

Function .onGUIEnd

	; Destroy must not have /NOUNLOAD so NSIS will be able to unload and delete BgImage before it exits

	BgImage:estroy

FunctionEnd

 

!endif

 

; beginning (invisible) section

Section

 

  WriteRegStr HKLM "${regkey}" "Install_Dir" "$INSTDIR"

  ; write uninstall strings

  WriteRegStr HKLM "${uninstkey}" "DisplayName" "${prodname} (remove only)"

  WriteRegStr HKLM "${uninstkey}" "UninstallString" '"$INSTDIR\${uninstaller}"'

 

!ifdef filetype

  WriteRegStr HKCR "${filetype}" "" "${prodname}"

!endif

 

  WriteRegStr HKCR "${prodname}\Shell\open\command\" "" '"$INSTDIR\${exec} "%1"'

 

!ifdef icon

  WriteRegStr HKCR "${prodname}\DefaultIcon" "" "$INSTDIR\${icon}"

!endif

 

  SetOutPath $INSTDIR

 

 

; package all files, recursively, preserving attributes

; assume files are in the correct places

File /r /x install_script.nsi "${srcdir}\"



!ifdef licensefile

File /a "${srcdir}\${licensefile}"

!endif

 

!ifdef notefile

File /a "${srcdir}\${notefile}"

!endif

 

!ifdef icon

File /a "${srcdir}\${icon}"

!endif

 

; any application-specific files

!ifdef files

!include "${files}"

!endif

 

  WriteUninstaller "${uninstaller}"

 

SectionEnd

 

; create shortcuts

Section

 

  CreateDirectory "${startmenu}"

  SetOutPath $INSTDIR ; for working directory

!ifdef icon

  CreateShortCut "${startmenu}\${prodname}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${exec}" "" "$INSTDIR\${icon}"

!else

  CreateShortCut "${startmenu}\${prodname}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${exec}"

!endif

 

!ifdef notefile

  CreateShortCut "${startmenu}\Release Notes.lnk "$INSTDIR\${notefile}"

!endif

 

!ifdef helpfile

  CreateShortCut "${startmenu}\User manual.lnk "$INSTDIR\${helpfile}"

!endif



!ifdef deinstall

CreateShortCut "${startmenu}\uninstaller.lnk "$INSTDIR\${deinstall}" "" "$INSTDIR\${deicon}"

!endif



!ifdef website

WriteINIStr "${startmenu}\web site.url" "InternetShortcut" "URL" ${website}

 ; CreateShortCut "${startmenu}\Web Site.lnk "${website}" "URL"

!endif

 

!ifdef notefile

ExecShell "open" "$INSTDIR\${notefile}"

!endif

 

SectionEnd

 

 Section "Quick Launch icon" SecQuick

  StrCmp $QUICKLAUNCH $TEMP +2

    CreateShortcut "$QUICKLAUNCH\@MagicNavigator.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${exec}" "" "$INSTDIR\${icon}"

SectionEnd



; Uninstaller

; All section names prefixed by "Un" will be in the uninstaller

 

UninstallText "This will uninstall ${prodname}."

 

!ifdef icon

UninstallIcon "${icon}"

!endif

 

Section "Uninstall"

 

  DeleteRegKey HKLM "${uninstkey}"

  DeleteRegKey HKLM "${regkey}"

  DeleteRegKey HKCU "${regkey-UN}"

  Delete "${startmenu}\*.*"

  Delete "$QUICKLAUNCH\@MagicNavigator.lnk"

  Delete "${startmenu}"

  Delete "$INSTDIR\*.*"  

  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\@Magic_Navigator_User_Manual_hr_files\"

  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\Config"

  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\WebHelp"

  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\imageformats"

  RMDir "$INSTDIR"

!ifdef licensefile

Delete "$INSTDIR\${licensefile}"

!endif

 

!ifdef notefile

Delete "$INSTDIR\${notefile}"

!endif

 

!ifdef icon

Delete "$INSTDIR\${icon}"

!endif

 

Delete "$INSTDIR\${exec}"

 

!ifdef unfiles

!include "${unfiles}"

!endif





SectionEnd

[T.Slappy]

There are several ways how to do it:
1) simple MessageBox with yes/no buttons askin "Do you want to place shortcut of Your_Software on Desktop?"
or
2) Create nsDialogs forms with two checkboxes - a) shortcuts on desktop b) in quick launch
in dialog Leave function simply check whether boxes are checked -> if yes then do the same as in 1

P.S.: Use pastebin for huge scripts

[MSG]

There's an excellent tutorial in the nsDialogs readme: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/nsDialogs/Readme.html

And yes, please use pastebin or attachments for huge scripts.

[cmirko]

hi again,

found some time to work on installer, so far I've got this "code"
http://pastebin.com/Q5Gbh4BG

GUI representation is OK but installer always writes shortcuts (not dependent on checkbox selection).

thanks in advance

[MSG]

You should not create shortcuts in a page function, you should do it in a section. (Otherwise you're making changes to a system before the user has started the actual installation process!) Also, I've no idea what you're trying to accomplish by comparing $DESKTOP to $TEMP... o__O

Try this:
http://pastebin.com/MN3uHy6h

[cmirko]

thanks mate, your example worked nicely (I had to change state "0" to "1"). as you can see the original thread title is truthful , I'm a newbie and that comparison is not needed at all....

cheers