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    Hi
    Env Win 7 Nsis 3.08
    I'm new about nsis.. i just succesfully create some simple NSIS scrpt to install my programs
    The question is about start menu shortcut unistalling
    i succesfully write code to let to installer to choose start menu folder
    i put here the interested code

    code:
    XPStyle on
    Page custom StartMenuGroupSelect "" ": Start Menu Folder"
    UninstPage uninstConfirm
    UninstPage instfiles

    Function StartMenuGroupSelect
    Push $R1

    StartMenu::Select /checknoshortcuts "Don't create a start menu folder" /autoadd /lastused $R0 "MP3 Downloader"
    Pop $R1

    StrCmp $R1 "success" success
    StrCmp $R1 "cancel" done
    ; error
    MessageBox MB_OK $R1
    StrCpy $R0 "MP3 Downloader" # use default
    Return
    success:
    Pop $R0

    done:
    Pop $R1
    FunctionEnd
    Section "Start Menu Shortcuts"
    # this part is only necessary if you used /checknoshortcuts
    StrCpy $R1 $R0 1
    StrCmp $R1 ">" skip

    CreateDirectory $SMPROGRAMS\$R0
    CreateShortcut $SMPROGRAMS\$R0\MP3_Dowmloader.lnk $INSTDIR\MP3_Downloader.bat
    CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\$R0\MP3 Updater.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Updater.bat"

    skip:
    SectionEnd

    the question is how to reference the directory $SMPROGRAMS\$R0
    in the unistallal section ?

    i tried

    code:
    Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\$R0\MP3_Dowmloader.lnk"
    Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\$R0\MP3 Updater.lnk"
    RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\$R0"

    but it does not function ..
    i'm not using the modern interface..and if possible i do not want to use it..
    Thanks in advance for the support

  • #2
    Classic NSIS does not write anything anywhere automatically, you need to save the folder name in the installer. You can save it in a .ini file or in the registry. Restore the variable in your uninstaller.

    Ideally you should just have a single shortcut in $SMPROGRAMS. The Microsoft guidelines say you should not create shortcuts to updaters/uninstallers/help etc.
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