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May 13, 2008 I use Inno Setup which has an UninstallRun section that makes it convenient. To run an app before uninstalling. I include a generic app killer in the install. That takes a command line param for the program to kill. Inno Setup: How to close a program before reinstalling it As a software developer, I love Inno Setup! It is a wonderful, powerful, free software-deployment tool. There are two optional that are supported by all sections whose entries are separated into parameters except for Languages, Types, Components and Tasks. How to stop installing when an innosetup installation process is running? The only way to terminate setup is calling a function that simulates Cancel click. Now I found the installation can be stopped in InitializeSetup before anything is installed,maybe there is a way to send close message to the process instead of click the cancelbtn.
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- 2File Type Associations
Inno Setup is a free tool for creating Windows installers. It is a great way to create Windows installers for your desktop apps so that you can easily deploy them. The following script can be used with Inno Setup to create an installer for your 64-bit Windows desktop apps.
To learn more about Inno Setup and other installer options:
- Creating Installers for Windows Apps blog post
Sample Script
The following script is included with Xojo and located here:
Examples/Platform-Specific/Windows/Making Installers/XojoInstaller64bit.iss Latest adobe flash player for mac 10.5.8.
File Type Associations
In order for file type associates to work, you need to include steps in the installer to create the appropriate Registry entries.
First change the [Setup] section directive 'ChangesAssociations' to 'yes'. If you don't do this, the correct icon for the file type likely won't be displayed until the user logs off or restarts the computer.
Cnh est keygen torrent. Now you can add a [Registry] section with the entries as shown below.
Notes
- Change '.myType' to the extension you are associating.
- Change 'MyAppName' to a unique internal name for the file type as stored in the registry. You must use a unique name for this so you don't inadvertently overwrite another application's registry key. A good way to create a unique name is to use reverse-DNS format, such as: com.example.myapp
- 'My Program File' above is the name for the file type as shown in Explorer.
- 'DefaultIcon' is the registry key that specifies the filename containing the icon to associate with the file type. For best results use an .ico file. Be sure to include this ico file in the main installer script so that it is available for use. There are free online services than can create an ico file for you from an initial image or icon.
- 'shellopencommand' is the registry key that specifies the program to execute when a file of the type is double-clicked in Explorer. The surrounding quotes are in the command line so it handles long filenames correctly.
See Also
Create Installer Automatically with IDE Scripting
For a more automated build process you can use an IDE Script Build Step to run Inno Setup with your installer script after each build.
To do this, add an IDE Script step to your project and drag it after the 'Build' item in the Windows build settings.
Paste this code into the IDE Script Build Step:
// Run Inno Setup Installer Script
// Paths
Var innoSetupPath AsString
innoSetupPath = ''C:Program Files (x86)Inno Setup 5/iscc''
Var innoSetupProject AsString
innoSetupProject = ''C:PathToSetupScriptXojoSetup.iss''
Var outputFile AsString
outputFile = ''C:PathToScriptOutputbuildoutput.txt''
// Create Shell command
Var command AsString
command = innoSetupPath + ' ' + _
innoSetupProject + _
' >' + outputFile
// Send Shell command
Var result AsString
Var resultCode AsInteger
result = DoShellCommand(command, 20000, resultCode)
// Check for error
If resultCode <> 0Then
Call ShowDialog('Inno Setup Error', 'There was an error creating the installer. Refer to buildoutput.txt.', 'OK')
End If
// Paths
Var innoSetupPath AsString
innoSetupPath = ''C:Program Files (x86)Inno Setup 5/iscc''
Var innoSetupProject AsString
innoSetupProject = ''C:PathToSetupScriptXojoSetup.iss''
Var outputFile AsString
outputFile = ''C:PathToScriptOutputbuildoutput.txt''
// Create Shell command
Var command AsString
command = innoSetupPath + ' ' + _
innoSetupProject + _
' >' + outputFile
// Send Shell command
Var result AsString
Var resultCode AsInteger
result = DoShellCommand(command, 20000, resultCode)
// Check for error
If resultCode <> 0Then
Call ShowDialog('Inno Setup Error', 'There was an error creating the installer. Refer to buildoutput.txt.', 'OK')
End If
You will need to adjust the paths in this script to point to the correct locations on your computer.
See Also
UserGuide:Inno Setup Script (32-bit apps), UserGuide:64-Bit Guidelines topics
Inno Setup Install Service
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