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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Link opened via '''ExecShell "open" "http://nsis.sf.net/"''' may happen to be loaded in existing browser window thus erasing previous content. Here is NSIS function to open link in new window. | Link opened via '''ExecShell "open" "http://nsis.sf.net/"''' may happen to be loaded in existing browser window thus erasing previous content. Here is NSIS function to open link in new window. | ||
Update by qwertymodo | |||
Use the new version with the included macro to execute without affecting any variables or the stack :) | |||
== The Function == | == The Function == |
Revision as of 07:17, 13 May 2009
Author: techtonik (talk, contrib) |
Description
Link opened via ExecShell "open" "http://nsis.sf.net/" may happen to be loaded in existing browser window thus erasing previous content. Here is NSIS function to open link in new window.
Update by qwertymodo Use the new version with the included macro to execute without affecting any variables or the stack :)
The Function
# Uses $0 Function openLinkNewWindow Push $3 Push $2 Push $1 Push $0 ReadRegStr $0 HKCR "http\shell\open\command" "" # Get browser path DetailPrint $0 StrCpy $2 '"' StrCpy $1 $0 1 StrCmp $1 $2 +2 # if path is not enclosed in " look for space as final char StrCpy $2 ' ' StrCpy $3 1 loop: StrCpy $1 $0 1 $3 DetailPrint $1 StrCmp $1 $2 found StrCmp $1 "" found IntOp $3 $3 + 1 Goto loop found: StrCpy $1 $0 $3 StrCmp $2 " " +2 StrCpy $1 '$1"' Pop $0 Exec '$1 $0' Pop $1 Pop $2 Pop $3 FunctionEnd
Thanks to Ryan Farley (http://ryanfarley.com/blog/archive/2004/05/16/649.aspx ) for an idea.