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-====== NSIS Installer ======+====== Falcon 4 NSIS Installer ======
  
-**NSIS Installer for theaters** by PMC+[[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=47|Falcon 4.0 Forum]], [[:falcon4|Falcon 4 Home]], [[falcon4:campaign|Falcon 4 Campaign]], [[falcon4:cockpits|Falcon 4 Cockpits]], [[falcon4:database|Falcon 4 Database]], [[falcon4:file_formats|Falcon 4 File Formats]], [[falcon4:srtm|Falcon 4 SRTM Terrain]], [[falcon4:terrain|Falcon 4 Terrain]], [[falcon4:textures|Falcon 4 Textures]], [[falcon4:tools|Falcon 4 Tools]] 
 + 
 +**Falcon 4 Theater NSIS Installer** by PMC
  
 The NSIS installer is quite nice as its free to download and very light weight, its script based so you can tweak the installer to do pretty much anything you want. Sure the script at first looks pretty intimidating, but dont let that scare you, we have the wiki to help you out. The NSIS installer is quite nice as its free to download and very light weight, its script based so you can tweak the installer to do pretty much anything you want. Sure the script at first looks pretty intimidating, but dont let that scare you, we have the wiki to help you out.
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 <code> <code>
-!define TNAME "Vietnam"  +!define TNAME "Vietnam" 
-!define FRIENDLYNAME "PMC Vietnam Theater Installer"  +!define FRIENDLYNAME "PMC Vietnam Theater Installer" 
-!define APP "VietnamInstaller"  +!define APP "VietnamInstaller" 
-;for some reason, this has to be #.#.#.# but I usually change the name after I build the exe  +;for some reason, this has to be #.#.#.# but I usually change the name after I build the exe 
-!define VER "0.0.0.9" +!define VER "0.0.0.9"
  
-; these establish some things about the installer the most important one to me is the outfile  +; these establish some things about the installer the most important one to me is the outfile 
-Name "${FRIENDLYNAME}"  +Name "${FRIENDLYNAME}" 
-; outfile is the name of the installer.  Unless otherwise set, it will be the same directory as where the script is  +; outfile is the name of the installer.  Unless otherwise set, it will be the same directory as where the script is 
-OutFile "PMC_${TNAME}_Theater_v${VER}.exe"  +OutFile "PMC_${TNAME}_Theater_v${VER}.exe" 
-Caption "${FRIENDLYNAME}"  +Caption "${FRIENDLYNAME}" 
-; these VI definitions are what is displayed if you hover the mouse over the icon  +; these VI definitions are what is displayed if you hover the mouse over the icon 
-VIProductVersion "${VER}"  +VIProductVersion "${VER}" 
-VIAddVersionKey ProductName "${FRIENDLYNAME}"  +VIAddVersionKey ProductName "${FRIENDLYNAME}" 
-VIAddVersionKey Comments "Installs the ${TNAME} theater."  +VIAddVersionKey Comments "Installs the ${TNAME} theater." 
-VIAddVersionKey LegalCopyright "PMC Tactical"  +VIAddVersionKey LegalCopyright "PMC Tactical" 
-VIAddVersionKey FileDescription "${FRIENDLYNAME}"  +VIAddVersionKey FileDescription "${FRIENDLYNAME}" 
-VIAddVersionKey FileVersion "${VER}"  +VIAddVersionKey FileVersion "${VER}" 
-VIAddVersionKey ProductVersion "${VER}"  +VIAddVersionKey ProductVersion "${VER}" 
-VIAddVersionKey InternalName "${FRIENDLYNAME}" +VIAddVersionKey InternalName "${FRIENDLYNAME}"
  
-;=== Runtime Switches  +;=== Runtime Switches 
-; the CRC check is something I use on bigger installers to make sure everything checks out.  +; the CRC check is something I use on bigger installers to make sure everything checks out. 
-CRCCheck On  +CRCCheck On 
-; this makes it more efficient  +; this makes it more efficient 
-AutoCloseWindow True  +AutoCloseWindow True 
-; this is something I use to make sure it uses the LZMA compression, which I believe is the best  +; this is something I use to make sure it uses the LZMA compression, which I believe is the best 
-SetCompressor lzma  +SetCompressor lzma 
-; branding text is just something that's displayed at the bottom of the installer  +; branding text is just something that's displayed at the bottom of the installer 
-BrandingText "https://www.pmctactical.org" +BrandingText "https://www.pmctactical.org"
  
-;=== Includes - this will include the necessary dlls and functions that I use in the installer  +;=== Includes - this will include the necessary dlls and functions that I use in the installer 
-; MUI 1.67 compatible ------  +; MUI 1.67 compatible ------ 
-!include "MUI.nsh"  +!include "MUI.nsh" 
-!include "Registry.nsh"  +!include "Registry.nsh" 
-!include "WinMessages.nsh"  +!include "WinMessages.nsh" 
-!include "TextFunc.nsh"  +!include "TextFunc.nsh" 
-!include "Sections.nsh" +!include "Sections.nsh"
  
-; MUI Settings - the MUI is the Modern UI for NSIS, this section defines its parameters (there are alot more that I don't use)  +; MUI Settings - the MUI is the Modern UI for NSIS, this section defines its parameters (there are alot more that I don't use) 
-!define MUI_ABORTWARNING  +!define MUI_ABORTWARNING 
-!define MUI_INSTALLCOLORS /windows +!define MUI_INSTALLCOLORS /windows
  
-; Welcome page - this is the first page of the installer (I also have a snippet for a splashscreen, but we'll keep this simple)  +; Welcome page - this is the first page of the installer (I also have a snippet for a splashscreen, but we'll keep this simple) 
-;!define MUI_WELCOMEFINISHPAGE_BITMAP "@@:\FF4Installers\leftgraphic.bmp"  +;!define MUI_WELCOMEFINISHPAGE_BITMAP "@@:\FF4Installers\leftgraphic.bmp" 
-; using the variables means we don't have to remember to change all these when we use the template for another theater  +; using the variables means we don't have to remember to change all these when we use the template for another theater 
-!define MUI_WELCOMEPAGE_TITLE "${FRIENDLYNAME} ${VER} Setup Wizard"  +!define MUI_WELCOMEPAGE_TITLE "${FRIENDLYNAME} ${VER} Setup Wizard" 
-!define MUI_WELCOMEPAGE_TEXT "Setup will install ${FRIENDLYNAME} ${VER} into your Falcon installation."  +!define MUI_WELCOMEPAGE_TEXT "Setup will install ${FRIENDLYNAME} ${VER} into your Falcon installation." 
-!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME +!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME
  
-!define MUI_LICENSEPAGE_RADIOBUTTONS  +!define MUI_LICENSEPAGE_RADIOBUTTONS 
-!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "Theater_src_${TNAME}\Theaters\${TNAME}\EULA.txt" +!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "Theater_src_${TNAME}\Theaters\${TNAME}\EULA.txt"
  
-; Instfiles page  +; Instfiles page 
-!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_NOAUTOCLOSE  +!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_NOAUTOCLOSE 
-!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES  +!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES 
-; Finish page - this is the last page people see  +; Finish page - this is the last page people see 
-!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_TITLE "${FRIENDLYNAME} ${VER} Installation completed."  +!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_TITLE "${FRIENDLYNAME} ${VER} Installation completed." 
-!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_TEXT "Click 'Finish' to close this wizard."  +!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_TEXT "Click 'Finish' to close this wizard." 
-!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH +!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH
  
-; Language files  +; Language files 
-!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"  +!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English" 
-; MUI end ------ +; MUI end ------
  
-; now we're ready for the actual installer!  +; now we're ready for the actual installer! 
-Section "Installer" SEC01 +Section "Installer" SEC01
  
-; F4registry check - if no F4 registry, it kicks to the end - the $0 is a variable that holds the -1 (not found) or 0 (found)  +; F4registry check - if no F4 registry, it kicks to the end - the $0 is a variable that holds the -1 (not found) or 0 (found) 
-; we can also start to determine which install we have  +; we can also start to determine which install we have 
-${registry::KeyExists} "HKLM\Software\MicroProse\Falcon\4.0" $0  +${registry::KeyExists} "HKLM\Software\MicroProse\Falcon\4.0" $0 
-${registry::KeyExists} "HKLM\Software\Lead Pursuit\Battlefield Operations\Falcon" $1  +${registry::KeyExists} "HKLM\Software\Lead Pursuit\Battlefield Operations\Falcon" $1 
-; IntCmp compares the integer in $0 with our number (0) and if it is =, it goes to label "F4Exists"  +; IntCmp compares the integer in $0 with our number (0) and if it is =, it goes to label "F4Exists" 
-IntCmp $0 0 F4Exists  +IntCmp $0 0 F4Exists 
-IntCmp $1 0 AFInstall  +IntCmp $1 0 AFInstall 
-; this copies the string to $9 - I'm using that as an error label  +; this copies the string to $9 - I'm using that as an error label 
-StrCpy $9 "No appropriate registry found."  +StrCpy $9 "No appropriate registry found." 
-Goto Error +Goto Error
  
 F4Exists: F4Exists:
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 IfFileExists $0\terrdata\objects\KoreaObj.lod OFFound NoFileFound IfFileExists $0\terrdata\objects\KoreaObj.lod OFFound NoFileFound
  
-NoFileFound:  +NoFileFound: 
-StrCpy $9 "No F4 install found."  +StrCpy $9 "No F4 install found." 
-Goto Error +Goto Error
  
-; I want to set up a variable to differentiate OF and RV  +; I want to set up a variable to differentiate OF and RV 
-RVFound:  +RVFound: 
-; we'll use this for the lstupdate variable  +; we'll use this for the lstupdate variable 
-StrCpy $8 "F4"  +StrCpy $8 "F4" 
-StrCpy $7 "RV"  +StrCpy $7 "RV" 
-Goto F4Install +Goto F4Install
  
-OFFound:  +OFFound: 
-StrCpy $8 "F4"  +StrCpy $8 "F4" 
-StrCpy $7 "OF"  +StrCpy $7 "OF" 
-Goto F4Install +Goto F4Install
  
-AFInstall:  +AFInstall: 
-; get the AF base directory into a variable  +; get the AF base directory into a variable 
-ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\Lead Pursuit\Battlefield Operations\Falcon" "basedir"  +ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\Lead Pursuit\Battlefield Operations\Falcon" "basedir" 
-; sets the right campaign directory  +; sets the right campaign directory 
-StrCpy $1 "$0\campaign\korea" ; campaing\save string  +StrCpy $1 "$0\campaign\korea" ; campaing\save string 
-StrCpy $2 "$0\Utilities\LxNormalFix.exe $$LP @${TNAME} @$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\terrdata" ; lxnormalfix string  +StrCpy $2 "$0\Utilities\LxNormalFix.exe $$LP @${TNAME} @$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\terrdata" ; lxnormalfix string 
-StrCpy $8 "AF"  +StrCpy $8 "AF" 
-Goto CreateDirs +Goto CreateDirs
  
-F4Install:  +F4Install: 
-ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\MicroProse\Falcon\4.0" "basedir"  +ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\MicroProse\Falcon\4.0" "basedir" 
-StrCpy $1 "$0\campaign\save"  +StrCpy $1 "$0\campaign\save" 
-StrCpy $2 "$0\Utilities\LxNormalFix.exe @${TNAME} @$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\terrdata" +StrCpy $2 "$0\Utilities\LxNormalFix.exe @${TNAME} @$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\terrdata"
  
-CreateDirs:  +CreateDirs: 
-SetOutPath $0 +SetOutPath $0
 CreateDirectory "$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\campaign\vietnam1\" CreateDirectory "$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\campaign\vietnam1\"
 CreateDirectory "$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\campaign\vietnam2\" CreateDirectory "$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\campaign\vietnam2\"
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 CopyFiles "$0\terrdata\korea\weather\*.*" "$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\terrdata\weather\" CopyFiles "$0\terrdata\korea\weather\*.*" "$0\Theaters\${TNAME}\terrdata\weather\"
  
-; unpack the theater files  +; unpack the theater files 
-; this is the subdir in the developer's PC that has the files for AF  +; this is the subdir in the developer's PC that has the files for AF 
-File /r "Theater_src_${TNAME}\*.*" +File /r "Theater_src_${TNAME}\*.*"
  
 ; common campaign dirs ; common campaign dirs
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 ; end of falcon version DATABASE & UI ; end of falcon version DATABASE & UI
  
-StrCmp $8 "F4" F4curTheater TheaterAdmin +StrCmp $8 "F4" F4curTheater TheaterAdmin
  
-StrCpy $9 "Unknown error before curTheater: $8."  +StrCpy $9 "Unknown error before curTheater: $8." 
-Goto Error +Goto Error
  
-F4curTheater:  +F4curTheater: 
-; set current theater to new theater +; set current theater to new theater
 ; this reads the specified registry value into $2 for use later ; this reads the specified registry value into $2 for use later
 ReadRegStr $3 HKLM "Software\MicroProse\Falcon\4.0" "curTheater" ReadRegStr $3 HKLM "Software\MicroProse\Falcon\4.0" "curTheater"
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 StrCmp $7 "OF" TheaterAdmin StrCmp $7 "OF" TheaterAdmin
  
-; this will be the area where we do stuff that it doesn't really matter which install it is  +; this will be the area where we do stuff that it doesn't really matter which install it is 
-TheaterAdmin:  +TheaterAdmin: 
-SetOutPath $0 +SetOutPath $0
  
 ExecWait "$0\Utilities\lstupdate.exe $8 +Theaters\${TNAME}\${TNAME}1.tdf" ExecWait "$0\Utilities\lstupdate.exe $8 +Theaters\${TNAME}\${TNAME}1.tdf"
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 ExecWait "$0\Utilities\LxNormalFix.exe $2" ExecWait "$0\Utilities\LxNormalFix.exe $2"
  
-; just compress textures if F4 then finish  +; just compress textures if F4 then finish 
-StrCmp $8 "AF" Finish  +StrCmp $8 "AF" Finish 
-ExecWait "$0\Utilities\SeasonSwitcher.exe -0" +ExecWait "$0\Utilities\SeasonSwitcher.exe -0"
  
-MessageBox MB_YESNO "Do you want to make the new theater the current one?" IDYES Finish IDNO OldReg  +MessageBox MB_YESNO "Do you want to make the new theater the current one?" IDYES Finish IDNO OldReg 
-OldReg:  +OldReg: 
-${registry::Write} "hklm\SOFTWARE\MicroProse\Falcon\4.0" "curTheater" "$3" "REG_SZ" $R0 +${registry::Write} "hklm\SOFTWARE\MicroProse\Falcon\4.0" "curTheater" "$3" "REG_SZ" $R0
  
-Goto Finish +Goto Finish
  
-Error:  +Error: 
-Messagebox MB_OK $9 +Messagebox MB_OK $9
  
-Finish: +Finish:
  
 SectionEnd SectionEnd
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 Homepage of [[http://nsis.sourceforge.net|NSIS]]. Homepage of [[http://nsis.sourceforge.net|NSIS]].
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