Argument Passing to nsi file

uahmed · 21st June 2011, 04:36

Hi

I am new in nsis scripting . I want to do argument logic with nsis script . Like i want to putt the outputfile name as a argument of nsis .

./makensis.exe installer.nsi <OUTPUT_FILE_NAME>

If its possible then how to use this value with in script .

Many thanks

MSG · 21st June 2011, 05:34

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter3.html

I see no mention of an outfile parameter. So what you can do is write your desired outfile command to an outfile.nsh and then !include that at the top of your nsi script.

Yathosho · 21st June 2011, 08:36

put something like this in your script

OutFile ${OUTFILE}

then you can use

makensis.exe /DOUTFILE="My Great Installer.exe"

21st June 2011, 04:36	#1
uahmed Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2	Argument Passing to nsi file Hi I am new in nsis scripting . I want to do argument logic with nsis script . Like i want to putt the outputfile name as a argument of nsis . ./makensis.exe installer.nsi <OUTPUT_FILE_NAME> If its possible then how to use this value with in script . Many thanks

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21st June 2011, 05:34	#2
MSG Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,892	http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter3.html I see no mention of an outfile parameter. So what you can do is write your desired outfile command to an outfile.nsh and then !include that at the top of your nsi script.