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A SFX archive script for NSIS
!define SFX_NAME ""
!define SFX_DIR ""
!define SFX_RUN "$INSTDIR\Setup.exe"
!define SFX_ICON ""
!define SFX_OUT ""
VIFileVersion "0.0.0.0"
VIProductVersion "0.0.0.0"
VIAddVersionKey "FileVersion" "0.0.0.0"
VIAddVersionKey "ProductVersion" "0.0.0.0"
VIAddVersionKey "FileDescription" ""
VIAddVersionKey "ProductName" ""
VIAddVersionKey "InternalName" ""
VIAddVersionKey "CompanyName" ""
VIAddVersionKey "LegalCopyright" ""
VIAddVersionKey "LegalTrademarks" ""
VIAddVersionKey "OriginalFilename" ""
# src: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ShellExecWait
!include LogicLib.nsh
!include WinMessages.nsh
!macro ShellExecWait verb app param workdir show exitoutvar ;only app and show must be != "", every thing else is optional
#define SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS 0x40
System::Store S
!if "${NSIS_PTR_SIZE}" > 4
!define /ReDef /math SYSSIZEOF_SHELLEXECUTEINFO 14 * ${NSIS_PTR_SIZE}
!else ifndef SYSSIZEOF_SHELLEXECUTEINFO
!define SYSSIZEOF_SHELLEXECUTEINFO 60
!endif
System::Call '*(&i${SYSSIZEOF_SHELLEXECUTEINFO})i.r0'
System::Call '*$0(i ${SYSSIZEOF_SHELLEXECUTEINFO},i 0x40,p $hwndparent,t "${verb}",t $\'${app}$\',t $\'${param}$\',t "${workdir}",i ${show})p.r0'
System::Call 'shell32::ShellExecuteEx(t)(pr0)i.r1 ?e' ; (t) to trigger A/W selection
${If} $1 <> 0
System::Call '*$0(is,i,p,p,p,p,p,p,p,p,p,p,p,p,p.r1)' ;stack value not really used, just a fancy pop ;)
System::Call 'kernel32::WaitForSingleObject(pr1,i-1)'
System::Call 'kernel32::GetExitCodeProcess(pr1,*i.s)'
System::Call 'kernel32::CloseHandle(pr1)'
${EndIf}
System::Free $0
!if "${exitoutvar}" == ""
pop $0
!endif
System::Store L
!if "${exitoutvar}" != ""
pop ${exitoutvar}
!endif
!macroend
Name ${SFX_NAME}
Icon '${SFX_ICON}'
OutFile '${SFX_OUT}'
InstallDir '$TEMP\${SFX_NAME}'
RequestExecutionLevel user
SilentInstall silent
Section "Install"
SetOutPath '$INSTDIR'
File /r '${SFX_DIR}'
!insertmacro ShellExecWait "" '${SFX_RUN}' "" "$INSTDIR" ${SW_SHOWNORMAL} ""
RMDir /r '$OUTDIR'
SectionEnd
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