Yvesm: Recursice attrib

2009-02-13T16:28:54Z

Recursice attrib

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	nsExec::ExecToLog 'attrib.exe -r "$INSTDIR\." /s'		nsExec::ExecToLog 'attrib.exe -r "$INSTDIR\." /s'
	accomplishes the same thing. attrib.exe should be available and in the path of any Windows machine ever.		accomplishes the same thing. attrib.exe should be available and in the path of any Windows machine ever.

			I was looking for a recursive version of Attrib and bumped across this : http://nsis.sourceforge.net/RecFind:_Recursive_FindFirst%2C_FindNext%2C_FindClose

			I adapted Attrib by shamelessly copying the example in the above cited url :

			Function RecursiveAttrib
			Exch $1 ; Dir
			${RecFindOpen} $1 $R0 $R1
			${RecFindFirst}
			IfFileExists "$R0\$R1\." Found
			SetFileAttributes "$1$R0\$R1" 0
			${RecFindNext}
			Found:
			${RecFindClose}
			FunctionEnd

			Calling this using the same syntax as the original Attrib function, that is :

			Push $INSTDIR\
			Call RecursiveAttrib

			does the action (SetFileAttributes) on the files recursively.

			Advantages I find :

			* no dependency on attrib.exe (although it should be there 99.9% of the time)
			* no ugly black cmd.exe flashing during the install process
			* possibility of doing some other operation than setting file attributes

66.150.169.146 at 03:04, 14 November 2008

2008-11-14T03:04:05Z

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nsExec::ExecToLog 'attrib.exe -r "$INSTDIR\*.*" /s'
accomplishes the same thing. attrib.exe should be available and in the path of any Windows machine ever.

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Yvesm: Recursice attrib

66.150.169.146 at 03:04, 14 November 2008