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== Description ==

This macro can be used to install a file on reboot if the file is in use at time of installation.

== Macro(s) ==

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!macro InstallOnReboot Source Destination
  SetFileAttributes `${Destination}` NORMAL
  File `/oname=${Destination}.new` `${Source}`
  Delete /rebootok `${Destination}`
  Rename /rebootok `${Destination}.new` `${Destination}`
!macroend
!define InstallOnReboot `!insertmacro InstallOnReboot`

!macro DeleteOnReboot Path
  IfFileExists `${Path}` 0 +3
    SetFileAttributes `${Path}` NORMAL
    Delete /rebootok `${Path}`
!macroend
!define DeleteOnReboot `!insertmacro DeleteOnReboot`
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== Usage ==

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${InstallOnReboot} some_file.exe $INSTDIR\some_locked_file.exe
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${DeleteOnReboot} $INSTDIR\some_locked_file.exe
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[[Category:Disk, Path & File Functions]]