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installationnsisfile-copying

NSIS installer file copy operation not working

!include nsDialogs.nsh
!include LogicLib.nsh

Section

!define FileCopy `!insertmacro FileCopy`
!macro FileCopy FilePath TargetDir
  CreateDirectory `${TargetDir}`
  CopyFiles `${FilePath}` `${TargetDir}`
!macroend

  ${FileCopy} 'E:\BACKUP\' 'E:\BACKUPNEW\'

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--it gives error: Never had OUTFILE command.........

Solution

  • Well, makensis is telling you the problem: "Never had OUTFILE command"

    A script must have a outfile command.

    Outfile "mysetup.exe"
Page InstFiles ;You can omit this, but the compiler will give you a warning
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