InstallShield Cab

DOCa Cola · 5th March 2003, 20:03

Is somewhere a plugin available to extract installshield 5.5 cab files with nsis. i have a small dos program in c with source available which can do that. it's name is i5comp. but i am not a c programmer, so i can't write an plugin. i want to build an installer for an mod for a game which needs files from it's install shield cab file from the game cd. i am currently using i5comp via exec to do that, but that looks not very nice. thx in advance.

DOCa Cola

Sunjammer · 5th March 2003, 20:08

if u r just worried about the look try using the nsExec plugin instead which will not show a dos window.

kichik · 5th March 2003, 20:09

There is no plug-in that does that AFAIK. If it doesn't look nice to execute it because it opens a DOS window you can use nsExec. Have a look at the examples in Contrib\nsExec. nsExec executes DOS programs and gives you control of the output so it won't pop-up a DOS box. You can redirect the output to the installer log window using nsExec::ExecToLog, to the stack using nsExec::ExecToStack or to the great void using nsExec::Exec.

kichik · 5th March 2003, 20:10

Damn. Beat me by a minute

DOCa Cola · 5th March 2003, 20:20

Yay! Thx for the quick responces! Thats exactly what i needed

5th March 2003, 20:03	#1
DOCa Cola Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 223	InstallShield Cab Is somewhere a plugin available to extract installshield 5.5 cab files with nsis. i have a small dos program in c with source available which can do that. it's name is i5comp. but i am not a c programmer, so i can't write an plugin. i want to build an installer for an mod for a game which needs files from it's install shield cab file from the game cd. i am currently using i5comp via exec to do that, but that looks not very nice. thx in advance. DOCa Cola

5th March 2003, 20:09	#3
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,337	There is no plug-in that does that AFAIK. If it doesn't look nice to execute it because it opens a DOS window you can use nsExec. Have a look at the examples in Contrib\nsExec. nsExec executes DOS programs and gives you control of the output so it won't pop-up a DOS box. You can redirect the output to the installer log window using nsExec::ExecToLog, to the stack using nsExec::ExecToStack or to the great void using nsExec::Exec. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

5th March 2003, 20:10	#4
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,337	Damn. Beat me by a minute NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

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5th March 2003, 20:08	#2
Sunjammer Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Swindon, UK Posts: 559	if u r just worried about the look try using the nsExec plugin instead which will not show a dos window.

5th March 2003, 20:20	#5
DOCa Cola Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 223	Yay! Thx for the quick responces! Thats exactly what i needed