Sample script for Desktop and Startmenu Shortcuts

[XeoNoX]

This is a example script that was used to install files to the users harddisk, it also creates desktop shortcuts and an entry in the start menu. Take a look at it, see if you get inspired!




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; Turn off old selected section
; 10 02 2003: Tom van Gemert
; Template voor het genereren van een installer.
; speciaal voor het genereren van EasyPlayer installers.
; Trimedia Interactive Projects


; -------------------------------
; Start


!define MUI_PRODUCT "EasyPoint 3 beta 1.0"
!define MUI_FILE "savefile"
!define MUI_VERSION ""
!define MUI_BRANDINGTEXT "EasyPoint 3 beta 1.0"
CRCCheck On

; Bij deze moeten we waarschijnlijk een absoluut pad gaan gebruiken
; dit moet effe uitgetest worden.
!include "${NSISDIR}\Contrib\Modern UI\System.nsh"


;--------------------------------
;General

OutFile "install.exe"
ShowInstDetails "nevershow"
ShowUninstDetails "nevershow"
;SetCompressor "bzip2"

!define MUI_ICON "icon.ico"
!define MUI_UNICON "icon.ico"
!define MUI_SPECIALBITMAP "Bitmap.bmp"


;--------------------------------
;Folder selection page

InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\${MUI_PRODUCT}"


;--------------------------------
;Modern UI Configuration

!define MUI_WELCOMEPAGE
!define MUI_LICENSEPAGE
!define MUI_DIRECTORYPAGE
!define MUI_ABORTWARNING
!define MUI_UNINSTALLER
!define MUI_UNCONFIRMPAGE
!define MUI_FINISHPAGE


;--------------------------------
;Language

!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"


;--------------------------------
;Modern UI System

!insertmacro MUI_SYSTEM


;--------------------------------
;Data

LicenseData "Lees_mij.txt"


;--------------------------------
;Installer Sections
Section "install" Installation info

;Add files
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"

File "${MUI_FILE}.exe"
File "${MUI_FILE}.ini"
File "Lees_mij.txt"
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\playlists"
file "playlists\${MUI_FILE}.epp"
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\data"
file "data\*.cst"
file "data\errorlog.txt"
; hier komen dan nog de bestanden die in de playlist staan
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
file /r mpg
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
file /r xtras

;create desktop shortcut
CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\${MUI_PRODUCT}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${MUI_FILE}.exe" ""

;create start-menu items
CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\${MUI_PRODUCT}"
CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${MUI_PRODUCT}\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe" 0
CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${MUI_PRODUCT}\${MUI_PRODUCT}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${MUI_FILE}.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\${MUI_FILE}.exe" 0

;write uninstall information to the registry
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${MUI_PRODUCT}" "DisplayName" "${MUI_PRODUCT} (remove only)"
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${MUI_PRODUCT}" "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"

WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"

SectionEnd


;--------------------------------
;Uninstaller Section
Section "Uninstall"

;Delete Files
RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\*.*"

;Remove the installation directory
RMDir "$INSTDIR"

;Delete Start Menu Shortcuts
Delete "$DESKTOP\${MUI_PRODUCT}.lnk"
Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\${MUI_PRODUCT}\*.*"
RmDir "$SMPROGRAMS\${MUI_PRODUCT}"

;Delete Uninstaller And Unistall Registry Entries
DeleteRegKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\${MUI_PRODUCT}"
DeleteRegKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${MUI_PRODUCT}"

SectionEnd


;--------------------------------
;MessageBox Section


;Function that calls a messagebox when installation finished correctly
Function .onInstSuccess
MessageBox MB_OK "You have successfully installed ${MUI_PRODUCT}. Use the desktop icon to start the program."
FunctionEnd


Function un.onUninstSuccess
MessageBox MB_OK "You have successfully uninstalled ${MUI_PRODUCT}."
FunctionEnd


;eof

[JasonFriday13]

You don't have to type "!include "${NSISDIR}\contrib\Modern UI\system.nsh", you just type "!include "MUI.nsh". Just thought you should know (you know, to save some typing time).