strcpy $INSTDIR

hanenjom · 24th May 2011, 18:24

please, can you help me

I have a problem with $INSTDIR, I extract the path from a file, then I do the copy at $INSTDIR,

for example my path is "C:\blabala" when I do

StrCpy $INSTDIR "$path", I have $INSTDIR = "C\blabala"

otherwise said the ":" disappears and consequently I have a wrong path.

Why i don't now.
please help me.
thx

Afrow UK · 24th May 2011, 18:27

code:
StrCpy $R0 c:\blah

StrCpy $INSTDIR $R0

DetailPrint $INSTDIR

This works fine for me. Check your $path variable contents. Alternatively, don't use $path at all (you can use $INSTDIR directly).

Stu

jpderuiter · 24th May 2011, 22:33

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=200021

Anders · 24th May 2011, 22:35

Are you sure the path is not " c:\blah" (starting with a space), $instdir has some special handling to validate the path, you can't just copy any random string into $instdir

hanenjom · 25th May 2011, 09:25

Thx , for you answers,
my problem was , the path started with space " C:\blabla". i must just remove this space

thx.

24th May 2011, 18:24	#1
hanenjom Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 56	strcpy $INSTDIR please, can you help me I have a problem with $INSTDIR, I extract the path from a file, then I do the copy at $INSTDIR, for example my path is "C:\blabala" when I do StrCpy $INSTDIR "$path", I have $INSTDIR = "C\blabala" otherwise said the ":" disappears and consequently I have a wrong path. Why i don't now. please help me. thx

24th May 2011, 18:27	#2
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	code: StrCpy $R0 c:\blah StrCpy $INSTDIR $R0 DetailPrint $INSTDIR This works fine for me. Check your $path variable contents. Alternatively, don't use $path at all (you can use $INSTDIR directly). Stu

24th May 2011, 22:35	#4
Anders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ${NSISDIR} Posts: 5,548	Are you sure the path is not " c:\blah" (starting with a space), $instdir has some special handling to validate the path, you can't just copy any random string into $instdir IntOp $PostCount $PostCount + 1

25th May 2011, 09:25	#5
hanenjom Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 56	re Thx , for you answers, my problem was , the path started with space " C:\blabla". i must just remove this space thx.

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24th May 2011, 22:33	#3
jpderuiter Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 672	http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=200021