running a jar command inside of nsis.

IYIaster · 28th May 2009, 19:50

I have a jar file that extracts i would like to run a command inside of nsis that would extract this. here is the command I run from a command line: jar xvf file.jar (jar is jar.exe and the path is already setup so from a windows command line we use jar)

IYIaster · 28th May 2009, 21:50

OK I got it working using Nzipdll::nzip /PROGBAR "$EXEDIR\Shared\file.jar" "C:\"

already using nzipdll to extract some zips in my installer

malcolmdavis · 29th May 2009, 16:33

nsExec will execute command-line based programs and capture the output without opening a dos box.

28th May 2009, 19:50	#1
IYIaster Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 36	running a jar command inside of nsis. I have a jar file that extracts i would like to run a command inside of nsis that would extract this. here is the command I run from a command line: jar xvf file.jar (jar is jar.exe and the path is already setup so from a windows command line we use jar)

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28th May 2009, 21:50	#2
IYIaster Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 36	OK I got it working using Nzipdll::nzip /PROGBAR "$EXEDIR\Shared\file.jar" "C:\" already using nzipdll to extract some zips in my installer

29th May 2009, 16:33	#3
malcolmdavis Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	nsExec will execute command-line based programs and capture the output without opening a dos box.