Including a branding image in an installer

trahma · 25th January 2006, 21:39

I've been teaching myself NSIS all day today but I cam across a problem I can't see to fix. Is there a way to include a branding image in the install file but not extract it on install? Essentially I want to have 1 .exe I can distribute taht will have the file in it.

The only method I can think of is to output the file and then delete it when I'm done but I don't want that to show up in the log file.

Any help would be appreciated.

-Justin

Comm@nder21 · 26th January 2006, 16:49

it won't show up in the log file, because you can't extract it in a section but have to extract it in .oninit and delete it in .onGUIEnd

kichik · 26th January 2006, 17:19

Or extract it to $PLUGINSDIR and have it deleted automatically for you.

Comm@nder21 · 26th January 2006, 19:34

erm, sure that $PLUGINSDIR gets cleared automatically?
i always delete my self-extracted files myself, because i experienced that nsis does NOT clear the $PLUGINSDIR itself.

kichik · 26th January 2006, 19:38

It clears it and whatever it can't delete (in-use plug-ins for example), it queues for deletion on reboot.

24th April 2006, 11:32

Thank you!

I just extracted it into the TEMP-Directory and deleted it afterwards again. It works perfectly

Now of course it's very easy to do this - you just have to get this idea

perhaps a "IncludeBrandingImage" or something can be implemented in future versions, though...

25th January 2006, 21:39	#1
trahma Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 9	Including a branding image in an installer I've been teaching myself NSIS all day today but I cam across a problem I can't see to fix. Is there a way to include a branding image in the install file but not extract it on install? Essentially I want to have 1 .exe I can distribute taht will have the file in it. The only method I can think of is to output the file and then delete it when I'm done but I don't want that to show up in the log file. Any help would be appreciated. -Justin

26th January 2006, 16:49	#2
Comm@nder21 Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: germany, b-w Posts: 734	it won't show up in the log file, because you can't extract it in a section but have to extract it in .oninit and delete it in .onGUIEnd hand by comm@nder21 ---------- WiKi pages:CreateInternetShortcut\|Enhanced FindWindow\|Parse CSV-Data\|Open/Close CD-Drive\|Installer without Icon\|Vista application compatibility

26th January 2006, 17:19	#3
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	Or extract it to $PLUGINSDIR and have it deleted automatically for you. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

26th January 2006, 19:34	#4
Comm@nder21 Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: germany, b-w Posts: 734	erm, sure that $PLUGINSDIR gets cleared automatically? i always delete my self-extracted files myself, because i experienced that nsis does NOT clear the $PLUGINSDIR itself. hand by comm@nder21 ---------- WiKi pages:CreateInternetShortcut\|Enhanced FindWindow\|Parse CSV-Data\|Open/Close CD-Drive\|Installer without Icon\|Vista application compatibility

26th January 2006, 19:38	#5
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	It clears it and whatever it can't delete (in-use plug-ins for example), it queues for deletion on reboot. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

24th April 2006, 11:32	#6
Guv'nor Guest Posts: n/a	Thank you! I just extracted it into the TEMP-Directory and deleted it afterwards again. It works perfectly Now of course it's very easy to do this - you just have to get this idea perhaps a "IncludeBrandingImage" or something can be implemented in future versions, though...

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