Add a mass of files and directories into my script.

niexuchina · 25th July 2006, 11:04

NSIS uses "File" to extract file.
When I have so meny files to be extracted, I have to write "File file_name" for each file.
Is there another way to handle such installation with a mass of files?

thek · 25th July 2006, 11:19

If this file don't change often
you can simple put this into a zip file
install this zip file in the temp folder
and after this unzip the files in the required destination...

But why not putting the "File" operation into a include file?
so you have a main script which only controls the installation process and the huge list is in a extra file.

To create the list of files
probably this is usefull for you
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/File_List_Generator
(Eclipse NSIS also have this feature included)

niexuchina · 25th July 2006, 12:17

It's very kind of you for telling me that.I have handled this problem with wildcard in use of File.But the deletion of files and directories while uninstallion is still a little troublesom.

thek · 25th July 2006, 12:31

You can use wildcards also in the remove file
and if you like to delete a whole directory with files use
RMDIR /r "directoryname"
this recursivly deletes the whole directory (also all files inside)

Also for the normal delete wildcards are working.

Afrow UK · 25th July 2006, 13:33

It is not recommended that you use RMDir /r to remove your program. What happens if the user installs your program to My Documents?

I recommend that you create a seperate NSIS installer:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Invoking...n_compile-time
Which recursively loops through your files using:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/RecFind:...t%2C_FindClose
And generates NSIS code which implements the following:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Uninstal...nstalled_files

This seperate NSIS installer can be executed at compile time with !execute and you can include the generated script in your main script with !include.

-Stu

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niexuchina Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2	Add a mass of files and directories into my script. NSIS uses "File" to extract file. When I have so meny files to be extracted, I have to write "File file_name" for each file. Is there another way to handle such installation with a mass of files?

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25th July 2006, 11:19	#2
thek Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 92	If this file don't change often you can simple put this into a zip file install this zip file in the temp folder and after this unzip the files in the required destination... But why not putting the "File" operation into a include file? so you have a main script which only controls the installation process and the huge list is in a extra file. To create the list of files probably this is usefull for you http://nsis.sourceforge.net/File_List_Generator (Eclipse NSIS also have this feature included)

25th July 2006, 12:17	#3
niexuchina Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2	It's very kind of you for telling me that.I have handled this problem with wildcard in use of File.But the deletion of files and directories while uninstallion is still a little troublesom.

25th July 2006, 12:31	#4
thek Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 92	You can use wildcards also in the remove file and if you like to delete a whole directory with files use RMDIR /r "directoryname" this recursivly deletes the whole directory (also all files inside) Also for the normal delete wildcards are working.

25th July 2006, 13:33	#5
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	It is not recommended that you use RMDir /r to remove your program. What happens if the user installs your program to My Documents? I recommend that you create a seperate NSIS installer: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Invoking...n_compile-time Which recursively loops through your files using: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/RecFind:...t%2C_FindClose And generates NSIS code which implements the following: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Uninstal...nstalled_files This seperate NSIS installer can be executed at compile time with !execute and you can include the generated script in your main script with !include. -Stu