ExtractDLLEx plug-in

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Extractdllex.zip (135 KB)
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What is this?

ExtractDLLEx is a extension DLL for NSIS. It can decompress one or more files from a LZMA container file which was created with compressfile.exe before. It is especially useful in combination with NSISdl so that you don't have to download large files uncompressed.

Usage

• Decompression (within NSIS script):
  • Push path and name of compressed file and then path and name of temporary destination file on top of the stack.
  • Call the function "extract" with CallInstDLL
  • On Success, the string "success" is on top of the stack, else an error message.
  • The decompressed files are created in the same directory like the script executable NSIS script file.
  • The second filename is only used for temporary file access!
• Compression (outside NSIS script or using !system):
  • Call CompressFile.exe with the name of the compressed file and the uncompressed files as parameters. You can use relative paths of the actual directory. The usage of wildcards like * and ? is also supported!
  • Use always / and not \ in your paths!
  • Don't use / in front of relative paths.
  • ../ is not supported in relative paths.
  • CompressFile needs the lzma.exe file!

Example

Compression

CompressFile.exe test.7z test.* te?t.exe test1/test2/test.txt

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Process Overview

1. Batch file compresses files:

CompressFile.exe test.7z test.* test/test.txt

2. The process begins:

         test.exe      test.dat    test/test.txt
                 \        |        /
                  \       |       /
                   \      |      /
                    \     |     /
  CompressFile.exe   \    |    /
                      pack.tmp (hardcoded in CompressFile)
                          |
                          |
                       test.7z
  --------------------------------------------------------
                       test.7z   
                          |
                          |
                      update.tmp (temporary file!)
  ExtractDLLEx.dll    /   |   \
                     /    |    \
                    /     |     \
                   /      |      \
                  /       |       \
          test.exe     test.dat    test/test.txt

3. NSIS script unpacks files:

  Push "test.7z"
  Push "update.tmp"
 
  ExtractDllEx::extract
    
  ;get the result
  Pop $0
  StrCmp $0 success SUCCESS
    MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONSTOP "$0"
 
  SUCCESS:

Changes from Original Version

• LZMA compression with CRC check.
• File container support.
• Wildcard support.
• Relative path support.
• Smaller DLL file size.

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Credits

Modified by

Copyright 2004 by Achim Winkler (achim@lkcc.org)

Created by

Copyright 2002 by Tim Kosse (tim.kosse@gmx.de)

Legal Stuff

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:

1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
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