Re: Branding - Help-File versus Help-URL

Joe,
 
Thanks for all your help. I researched your NSIS FileOpen and FileWrite command recommendation to write out the branding file as you suggested. I finally got it to work.
 
I used the script found in the NSIS archives for "Text File Manipulation" (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/archive/nsisweb.php?page=319&instances=0,311) with minor tweaks.
 
The hardest part that I encountered (being newbie to NSIS) was figuring out how to concatenate strings in order to create the File URL that I needed (inclusive of the installDir). It took me all day but I finally figured it out by researching the forums and finding the following info on concatenting strings using StrCpy command:
 
Strcpy $MYSTRING "sometext $MYSTRING1 $MYSTRING2"
 
I wanted to share this information/experience in case anyone else needs to do something similar.

Joe Hildebrand <joe-bvCY4hpNeH/[email protected]> wrote:
You should be able to use NSIS's FileOpen and FileWrite commands to 
write out a branding file with $INSTDIR, which, in the installer, has 
the directory the user chose to install into.

-- 
Joe Hildebrand
Denver, CO, USA

On Jan 27, 2004, at 9:43 PM, J Poz wrote:

> I have figured out how to set Environment variables within the NSIS 
> installerhttp://nsis.sourceforge.net/archive/viewpage.php?pageid=137
>  
> However, I am not able to set that environment variable in the 
> Branding.xml file so that it looks for the files where they have been 
> installed using the variable I defined (e.g., exodus_home).
>  
> For example,
> 

>     file:///${exodus_home}/help.html
> 
>  
> Can this even be done? Does branding.xml file allow for the calling of 
> environment variables?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> J...........
>
>
>
> J Poz wrote:
> Ok, I thought that would be part of the answer.
>  
> But how do I set the URL to be where the Client files are stored. A 
> user has the OPTION of specifying a different Installation directory 
> besides the default. Therefore, If I hard-code the URL to the default 
> installation directory (file:///c/foo....) then the help will not work 
> if the user chooses another directory during the installation.
>
> Joe Hildebrand wrote:
> use a URL likefile:///c:/foo, and add the html files to the installer 
> with the File directive.
>  
> then write some help.  :)
>
> --
> Joe Hildebrand
> Denver, CO, USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:J Poz [mailto:jpoz0000-/[email protected]]
> Sent:Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:55 AM
> To:[email protected]
> Subject:[Exodus-dev] Branding - Help-File versus Help-URL
>
>
> I've tried using the branding capabilities of the client and am 
> impressed - it has worked nicely so far.
>  
> One of the things I'd like to do is be able to install HELP FILES 
> locally with the client. The branding capabilities allows me to CHANGE 
> the URL to get help information. Is there a way to have it point to a 
> File? My assumption is possibly but I'm unsure how to go about it - 
> like, how does the client know where Exodus has been installed, etc...
>  
> Thanks,
> J
>
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