dumb newbie question......

dazzathedrummer · 4th March 2010, 09:55

Hi,

I've just stumbled upon this program and as i'm a big fan of winamp and Reaper, I thought id give it a go.

I'm wondering if I can use it to create an installer that will install an mp3 file to a prompted location from a website.

example..

-Website with a download button that launched installer.
-user click button, prompted to run installer (not save).
-Installer prompts user for download path.
-installer extracts mp3 to chosen location (eg My Music or iTunes folder)

thats it.

can this be done??

thanks

Darren

MSG · 4th March 2010, 10:47

Of course. Just make a basic installer that extracts the mp3 file to the specified path.

To learn NSIS, start by examining NSIS\examples\example1.nsi and example2.nsi . Use the command reference to learn what the commands do: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html

dazzathedrummer · 4th March 2010, 11:13

Great, can you recommend a script that I can edit as a starting point?

dazzathedrummer · 4th March 2010, 11:26

sorry, I just got the second part of your post - the bit where you told me what to do haha.

dazzathedrummer · 4th March 2010, 13:00

I've got that working now - Thanks for your help!!

Just wondering, how easy would it be to have an email address field where the user types in their email address and, upon installation, that information is captured either by appending a text file on my site or through email?

MSG · 4th March 2010, 15:06

Getting the mailadres requires a custom page using nsDialogs. Sending it to your server is more complex. You can't use e-mail for that - e-mail works completely different on different pc's. You could use one of the internet plugins, to open a php script which saves the parameter to a file on the server. Talk to a sysadmin.

4th March 2010, 09:55	#1
dazzathedrummer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6	dumb newbie question...... Hi, I've just stumbled upon this program and as i'm a big fan of winamp and Reaper, I thought id give it a go. I'm wondering if I can use it to create an installer that will install an mp3 file to a prompted location from a website. example.. -Website with a download button that launched installer. -user click button, prompted to run installer (not save). -Installer prompts user for download path. -installer extracts mp3 to chosen location (eg My Music or iTunes folder) thats it. can this be done?? thanks Darren

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4th March 2010, 10:47	#2
MSG Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,840	Of course. Just make a basic installer that extracts the mp3 file to the specified path. To learn NSIS, start by examining NSIS\examples\example1.nsi and example2.nsi . Use the command reference to learn what the commands do: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html

4th March 2010, 11:13	#3
dazzathedrummer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6	Great, can you recommend a script that I can edit as a starting point?

4th March 2010, 11:26	#4
dazzathedrummer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6	sorry, I just got the second part of your post - the bit where you told me what to do haha.

4th March 2010, 13:00	#5
dazzathedrummer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6	I've got that working now - Thanks for your help!! Just wondering, how easy would it be to have an email address field where the user types in their email address and, upon installation, that information is captured either by appending a text file on my site or through email?

4th March 2010, 15:06	#6
MSG Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,840	Getting the mailadres requires a custom page using nsDialogs. Sending it to your server is more complex. You can't use e-mail for that - e-mail works completely different on different pc's. You could use one of the internet plugins, to open a php script which saves the parameter to a file on the server. Talk to a sysadmin.