Not much NWNX, but... anyone uses an override/hak installer?

[Disco]

I guess this is a reasonably tech-savvy group, so perhaps you know.

I have looked at many installation packagers now and none can do this very simple thing:

1. look where a certain program is installed via the Registry
2. install a few files in a folder within the root of said program

Shouldn't be that hard, but the 5 programs I looked at can write to teh registry but not read from it. Hssss.

Anyway, perhaps anyone of you knows the (freeware) program that fits the bill?

[Baaleos]

Your overcomplicating things.

If you just want to make something that copys files to a certain directory, you can write a batch file that does that.

http://ss64.com/nt/reg.html

This link shows how to use windows NT batch commands to query Registry values,
You can then use this registry value, as a root directory for all installs/file copying in your bat file.

Eg
Copy file1 to Destination\hak
Copy file 2 to Destination\tlk

etc.

Will take a bit of work, but bat files are often overlooked, yet can be very effective.

I use bat files for Starting mySQL on system startup, php on system startup, and then a time delayed startup of NWNx and NWNserver.

Bat files rule.


Note - Im making a general assumption you are using a windows based system, in which case, if you are using linux, this may not be of use to you.

[Zebranky]

I don't know of any Linux systems that have a registry...
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[Disco]

Well, I am afraid that the 2 Linux users on our server willl have to do it manually. Was going to offer both the files and the exe anyway.

The issue I have with .bat files is that you still have to unarchive, figure out where the bat file is, etc. It's still not the "download + double click = required result" file I am looking for.

Yes, I am going for the lowest denominator.

[Baaleos]