StrCpy & File

Socrate · 5th December 2007, 16:39

Hello

I'm a newbie with NSIS. I try to put in the installer a specific file "readme_fr.txt". So I tried the following code :

StrCpy $R1 "readme"
StrCpy $R1 "_fr"
StrCpy $R1 ".txt"
DetailPrint "ici $R1"
File "$R1"

In the Output window :
DetailPrint: "ici $R1"
File: "$R1" -> no files found.

How can I proceed ? Thanks for your help.

Rafik · 5th December 2007, 17:01

Howdy
I believe you can put into installer only files which names are known at compilation time. File must be available on compilation machine.

so for example using defines is allright:

!define MY_FILE "readme_fr.txt"

File "${MY_FILE}"

because define value is known during compilation, but
passing an variable which value is not known until runtime is forbidden.

Greets
RafaÅ‚

Socrate · 6th December 2007, 07:26

Thanks Rafik for your quick reply.

I have another question about my problem. Now I want to put in my file the language. So I define the language like that :

LangString langue ${LANG_ENGLISH} "En"
LangString langue ${LANG_FRENCH} "Fr"

!define MY_FILE "readme_"
StrCpy MY_FILE $(langue)
StrCpy MY_FILE ".txt"
File "${MY_FILE}"

And I have an erreor : Usage: StrCpy $(user_var: output) str [maxlen] [startoffset]

Could you help me again please ?

5th December 2007, 16:39	#1
Socrate Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11	StrCpy & File Hello I'm a newbie with NSIS. I try to put in the installer a specific file "readme_fr.txt". So I tried the following code : StrCpy $R1 "readme" StrCpy $R1 "_fr" StrCpy $R1 ".txt" DetailPrint "ici $R1" File "$R1" In the Output window : DetailPrint: "ici $R1" File: "$R1" -> no files found. How can I proceed ? Thanks for your help.

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5th December 2007, 17:01	#2
Rafik Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6	Howdy I believe you can put into installer only files which names are known at compilation time. File must be available on compilation machine. so for example using defines is allright: !define MY_FILE "readme_fr.txt" File "${MY_FILE}" because define value is known during compilation, but passing an variable which value is not known until runtime is forbidden. Greets RafaÅ‚

6th December 2007, 07:26	#3
Socrate Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11	Thanks Rafik for your quick reply. I have another question about my problem. Now I want to put in my file the language. So I define the language like that : LangString langue ${LANG_ENGLISH} "En" LangString langue ${LANG_FRENCH} "Fr" !define MY_FILE "readme_" StrCpy MY_FILE $(langue) StrCpy MY_FILE ".txt" File "${MY_FILE}" And I have an erreor : Usage: StrCpy $(user_var: output) str [maxlen] [startoffset] Could you help me again please ?