CPUDesc plug-in - Revision history

67.20.192.200: Just mentioned that the cpudesc.txt file is in cpudesc.zip

2006-08-28T14:42:59Z

Just mentioned that the cpudesc.txt file is in cpudesc.zip

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	See cpudesc.txt for more info.		See cpudesc.txt in the .zip file above for more info.

	[[Category:Plugins]]		[[Category:Plugins]]

67.20.192.200: Bit more explanatory wordage about octal.

2006-08-28T14:40:04Z

Bit more explanatory wordage about octal.

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	In case the above line 'wraps, note that MHZ is at the 81st character at offset 80, and		In case the above line 'wraps, note that MHZ is at the 81st character at offset 80, and
	RAM is at the 91st character at offset 90		RAM is at the 91st character at offset 90.

			Also, the fields for NCPU, MHZ, and RAM are zero padded, so NSIS will consider them to be octal. A 2400mhz cpu will return as '02400' which becomes 1280 base ten. The example code below adjusts for this.

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

Kichik: resolve octal conversion issue

2006-08-28T11:12:53Z

resolve octal conversion issue

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	Pop $0 ;full identification string in $0		Pop $0 ;full identification string in $0

	StrCpy $1 $0 4, 90 ;pull out four characters after RAM=		StrCpy $1 $0 4 90 ;pull out four characters after RAM=
	~~IntFmt~~ $~~3 "%u"~~ $1 ; ~~and turn it into a~~ number ~~in $3~~		IntOp $1 1$1 - 10000 ;ignore any leading zeros, the number is not octal
	MessageBox ~~MB_OKCANCEL~~ "Ram (megs): '$3'"		MessageBox MB_OK "Ram (megs): '$1'"

	StrCpy $1 $0 ~~1, 22~~ ;pull out ~~one character~~ after ~~PPRO~~=		StrCpy $2 $0 5 80 ;pull out five characters after MHZ=
	~~IntFmt~~ $2 "%u" $1 ; ~~and turn it into a number~~		IntOp $2 1$2 - 100000 ;ignore any leading zeros, the number is not octal
	IntCmpU $2 1 +1 +3 +3 ;pick a BLOG dep on PPro compatibility		MessageBox MB_OK "CPU speed (MHz): '$2'"

			StrCpy $3 $0 1 22 ;pull out one character after PPRO=
			IntCmpU $3 1 +1 +3 +3 ;pick a BLOG dep on PPro compatibility
	File /oname=blog.exe "blog_source_directory\blog_gen.exe"		File /oname=blog.exe "blog_source_directory\blog_gen.exe"
	Goto +2		Goto +2

Kichik: made it clear the numbers are not part of the string returned by cpudesc

2006-08-28T10:38:13Z

made it clear the numbers are not part of the string returned by cpudesc

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	It's uses one function called tell(). This DLL function returns a string giving some information about the CPU on the computer where your setup program's being run. This info string always has the same fields in exactly the same place, so it's easy to pull it apart. The info string looks like this:		It's uses one function called tell(). This DLL function returns a string giving some information about the CPU on the computer where your setup program's being run. This info string always has the same fields in exactly the same place, so it's easy to pull it apart. The info string looks like this:
	INTELP=d AMD=add PPRO=b MMX=d SSE=b SSE2=b 3DNOW=d ARCH=dd LEVEL=dd NCPU=dd MHZ=ddddd RAM=dddd		INTELP=d AMD=add PPRO=b MMX=d SSE=b SSE2=b 3DNOW=d ARCH=dd LEVEL=dd NCPU=dd MHZ=ddddd RAM=dddd
	~~0000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788888888889~~
	~~0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890~~		"d" means a decimal digit (0..9), "a" means a letter (A..Z), and "b" means a boolean digit (0 or 1).

			For convenience, here's the string with running serial number below each character.
			INTELP=d AMD=add PPRO=b MMX=d SSE=b SSE2=b 3DNOW=d ARCH=dd LEVEL=dd NCPU=dd MHZ=ddddd RAM=dddd
			0000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788888888889999
			0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123

	In case the above line 'wraps, note that MHZ is at the 81st character at offset 80, and		In case the above line 'wraps, note that MHZ is at the 81st character at offset 80, and
	RAM is at the 91st character at offset 90		RAM is at the 91st character at offset 90

	~~"d" means a decimal digit (0..9), "a" means a letter (A..Z), and "b" means a boolean digit (0 or 1).~~

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

67.20.192.200: Update to reflect fields for MHZ and RAM. Expand example.

2006-08-28T09:55:21Z

Update to reflect fields for MHZ and RAM. Expand example.

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	It's uses one function called tell(). This DLL function returns a string giving some information about the CPU on the computer where your setup program's being run. This info string always has the same fields in exactly the same place, so it's easy to pull it apart. The info string looks like this:		It's uses one function called tell(). This DLL function returns a string giving some information about the CPU on the computer where your setup program's being run. This info string always has the same fields in exactly the same place, so it's easy to pull it apart. The info string looks like this:
	INTELP=d AMD=add PPRO=b MMX=d SSE=b SSE2=b 3DNOW=d ARCH=dd LEVEL=dd NCPU=dd		INTELP=d AMD=add PPRO=b MMX=d SSE=b SSE2=b 3DNOW=d ARCH=dd LEVEL=dd NCPU=dd MHZ=ddddd RAM=dddd
			0000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788888888889
			0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890

			In case the above line 'wraps, note that MHZ is at the 81st character at offset 80, and
			RAM is at the 91st character at offset 90

	"d" means a decimal digit (0..9), "a" means a letter (A..Z), and "b" means a boolean digit (0 or 1).		"d" means a decimal digit (0..9), "a" means a letter (A..Z), and "b" means a boolean digit (0 or 1).

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==
	(e.g. in your Install section):		(e.g. in your Install section): unzip file and put cpudesc.dll in plugin directory

	<highlight-nsis>		<highlight-nsis>
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	cpudesc::tell		cpudesc::tell
	Pop $0 ;full identification string in $0		Pop $0 ;full identification string in $0

			StrCpy $1 $0 4, 90 ;pull out four characters after RAM=
			IntFmt $3 "%u" $1 ; and turn it into a number in $3
			MessageBox MB_OKCANCEL "Ram (megs): '$3'"

	StrCpy $1 $0 1, 22 ;pull out one character after PPRO=		StrCpy $1 $0 1, 22 ;pull out one character after PPRO=

Deguix at 14:29, 28 December 2005

2005-12-28T14:29:06Z

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	'''Version:''' ~~15/Jul/2003~~.		'''Version:''' 1.2.

	A plugin by Peter Mason ([[User:menakkis\|menakkis]]) that can tell you quite a lot about the cpu in the system your installer is running on.		A plugin by Peter Mason ([[User:menakkis\|menakkis]]) that can tell you quite a lot about the cpu in the system your installer is running on.

Deguix at 14:28, 28 December 2005

2005-12-28T14:28:42Z

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
			'''Version:''' 15/Jul/2003.

	A plugin by Peter Mason ([[User:menakkis\|menakkis]]) that can tell you quite a lot about the cpu in the system your installer is running on.		A plugin by Peter Mason ([[User:menakkis\|menakkis]]) that can tell you quite a lot about the cpu in the system your installer is running on.

Deguix: CPUDesc moved to CPUDesc plug-in

2005-12-27T14:41:22Z

CPUDesc moved to CPUDesc plug-in

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Revision as of 14:41, 27 December 2005

Deguix: Moved the description assigned to the file to this page.

2005-09-02T22:01:33Z

Moved the description assigned to the file to this page.

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	It's ~~a plugin with~~ one function: tell(). It returns a string giving some information about the CPU on the computer where your setup program's being run. This info string always has the same fields in exactly the same place, so it's easy to pull it apart. The info string looks like this:		A plugin by Peter Mason ([[User:menakkis\|menakkis]]) that can tell you quite a lot about the cpu in the system your installer is running on.
	INTELP=d AMD=add PPRO=b MMX=d SSE=b SSE2=b 3DNOW=d ARCH=dd LEVEL=dd NCPU=dd
			It's uses one function called tell(). This DLL function returns a string giving some information about the CPU on the computer where your setup program's being run. This info string always has the same fields in exactly the same place, so it's easy to pull it apart. The info string looks like this:
			INTELP=d AMD=add PPRO=b MMX=d SSE=b SSE2=b 3DNOW=d ARCH=dd LEVEL=dd NCPU=dd
	"d" means a decimal digit (0..9), "a" means a letter (A..Z), and "b" means a boolean digit (0 or 1).		"d" means a decimal digit (0..9), "a" means a letter (A..Z), and "b" means a boolean digit (0 or 1).

ConversionBot: Adding new author and category links.

2005-06-24T11:53:05Z

Adding new author and category links.

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	{~~\|align=right~~		{{PageAuthor\|menakkis}}
	~~\|<small>Author: [[~~{~~{ns:2}}:menakkis~~\|menakkis~~]] ([[{{ns:3}}:menakkis\|talk]], [[{{ns:-1}~~}~~:Contributions/menakkis\|contrib]])</small>~~
	\|}
	~~<br style="clear:both;">~~
	== Links ==		== Links ==
	<attach>Cpudesc.zip</attach>		<attach>Cpudesc.zip</attach>
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	See cpudesc.txt for more info.		See cpudesc.txt for more info.

	[[~~{{ns:14}}~~:Plugins]]		[[Category:Plugins]]