Application Sub-Folders

fchateau · 17th January 2002, 20:42

As a first time user to NSIS I'm having some difficulty understanding how to install an application across several sub-folders and any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have to verify that a particular folder exists and copy a file into that folder. So far so good. Then I must create a folder in an existing sub-folder of the original folder and copy several files into it, then register one of the files.

I cannot depend on the original folder being in the same physical path on different machines, but if it's not where it should be a simple prompt to the user, to select the right folder will suffice.

Regards,

Fred Chateau

DuaneJeffers · 18th January 2002, 05:10

This is quite simple ... You can place registry information like the Install Directory or other things like that. What you could also do is create a .INI file that NSIS can read from and then it could place the files you want to install where the user first installed.

Hope this helps,

-Duane

17th January 2002, 20:42	#1
fchateau Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 8	Application Sub-Folders As a first time user to NSIS I'm having some difficulty understanding how to install an application across several sub-folders and any help would be greatly appreciated. I have to verify that a particular folder exists and copy a file into that folder. So far so good. Then I must create a folder in an existing sub-folder of the original folder and copy several files into it, then register one of the files. I cannot depend on the original folder being in the same physical path on different machines, but if it's not where it should be a simple prompt to the user, to select the right folder will suffice. Regards, Fred Chateau

18th January 2002, 05:10	#2
DuaneJeffers Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,776	This is quite simple ... You can place registry information like the Install Directory or other things like that. What you could also do is create a .INI file that NSIS can read from and then it could place the files you want to install where the user first installed. Hope this helps, -Duane Website Yeah, that's pretty much it. :-\

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