Extract a folder from install package

PiratePlunder · 16th December 2008, 14:06

This is probably a stupid question, but i cant find anything about it anywhere. I'm completely new to this so please bare with me...

So you use:

section
SetOutPath $INSTDIR
file myfile.txt
sectionEnd

To extract a file from your install package to the install directory. But is there an easy way to extract a complete directory, with sub directory and lots of files.

Anders · 16th December 2008, 14:16

file /r c:\foobar

...all of this is of course documented in the helpfile

PiratePlunder · 16th December 2008, 14:31

You're right it is there so I'm sorry - but in fairness its really not clear, unless you know that directories are handled with file you'ld read through that quickly and totally miss it.

Anyway, thanks for helping. Problem sorted.

16th December 2008, 14:06	#1
PiratePlunder Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	Extract a folder from install package This is probably a stupid question, but i cant find anything about it anywhere. I'm completely new to this so please bare with me... So you use: section SetOutPath $INSTDIR file myfile.txt sectionEnd To extract a file from your install package to the install directory. But is there an easy way to extract a complete directory, with sub directory and lots of files.

16th December 2008, 14:16	#2
Anders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ${NSISDIR} Posts: 2,776	file /r c:\foobar ...all of this is of course documented in the helpfile IntOp $PostCount $PostCount + 1

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16th December 2008, 14:31	#3
PiratePlunder Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	You're right it is there so I'm sorry - but in fairness its really not clear, unless you know that directories are handled with file you'ld read through that quickly and totally miss it. Anyway, thanks for helping. Problem sorted.