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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. Place a link into $0 and enjoy. =)
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.

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