GetExeName

Author: Instructor (talk, contrib)

Page for NSIS 2.07 and below users

You can use the latest version of headers (recommended) or the following function code (put the function code in your script before calling it)

Function Description

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                            GetExeName
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Get installer filename (with valid case for Windows 98/Me).
 
 
Syntax:
${GetExeName} $var

Example:

Section
	${GetExeName} $R0
	; $R0="C:\ftp\program.exe"
SectionEnd

Function Code

Function GetExeName
	!define GetExeName `!insertmacro GetExeNameCall`
 
	!macro GetExeNameCall _RESULT
		Call GetExeName
		Pop ${_RESULT}
	!macroend
 
	Push $0
	Push $1
	Push $2
	System::Call 'kernel32::GetModuleFileNameA(i 0, t .r0, i 1024)'
	System::Call 'kernel32::GetLongPathNameA(t r0, t .r1, i 1024)i .r2'
	StrCmp $2 error +2
	StrCpy $0 $1
	Pop $2
	Pop $1
	Exch $0
FunctionEnd