Wednesday, 22 November 2017

how to build a inno setup installer run as administrator



[Setup]
PrivilegesRequired=admin


how to create a desktop short cut

[Icons]
Name: {commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}; Filename: {app}\setup.exe; WorkingDir: {app}; IconFilename: {app}\images\setup.ico; Comment: "software";


how to build a installer which installed in program files in both 64 and 32 bit machines

[Setup]
DefaultDirName={code:GetProgramFiles}\{#MyAppName}

[code]
function GetProgramFiles(Param: string): string;
begin
  if IsWin64 then Result := ExpandConstant('{pf64}')
    else Result := ExpandConstant('{pf32}')
end;

Friday, 20 October 2017

How to stop the window service using innosetup Installer

Assuming that in windows(windows 7 or Higher versions) operating system, we have created service or by default some application created a service.

Now we want to stop that service using Innosetup, The given below code to stop the service.

[Run]
Filename: {sys}\sc.exe; Parameters: "stop service_name" ; Flags: runhidden

This code should be place in RUN section of innosetup.

Example: Considered That you have installed Mysql and its working Good. Now you want to stop Mysql service by using innosetup. Considering service_name as mysql, The given below code to stop mysql

[Run]
Filename: {sys}\sc.exe; Parameters: "stop mysql" ; Flags: runhidden.





How to install java run time environment silently

[Files]

Source: "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Dependies\jre-8u131-windows-i586.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; DestName: "JREInstaller.exe"; AfterInstall: RunJavaInstaller();
[Code]


procedure RunJavaInstaller();
var
  StatusText: string;
  ResultCode: Integer;
  Path, Parameters: string;
begin
  Path := '{tmp}\JREInstaller.exe';
  { http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/install/config.html#table_config_file_options }
  Parameters := '/s INSTALL_SILENT=Enable REBOOT=Disable SPONSORS=Disable REMOVEOUTOFDATEJRES=1';
  StatusText:= WizardForm.StatusLabel.Caption;
  WizardForm.StatusLabel.Caption:='Installing the java runtime environment. Wait a moment ...';
  WizardForm.ProgressGauge.Style := npbstMarquee;
  try
    if not Exec(ExpandConstant(Path), Parameters, '', SW_SHOW, ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode) then
    begin
      { we inform the user we couldn't install the JRE }
      MsgBox('Java runtime environment install failed with error ' + IntToStr(ResultCode) + 
        '. Try installing it manually and try again to install MyProg.', mbError, MB_OK);
    end;
  finally
    WizardForm.StatusLabel.Caption := StatusText;
    WizardForm.ProgressGauge.Style := npbstNormal;
  end;
end;

How to install java Run Time Environment using inno setup Installer

[Files]

Source: "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Dependies\jre-8u131-windows-i586.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; DestName: "JREInstaller.exe";Flags: deleteafterinstall; AfterInstall: RunJavaInstaller(); Check: (NOT IsWin64) AND InstallJava();

Source: "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Dependies\jre-8u131-windows-x64.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; DestName: "JREInstaller.exe"; Flags: deleteafterinstall; AfterInstall: RunJavaInstaller(); Check: IsWin64 AND InstallJava64();
[Code]

procedure DecodeVersion(verstr: String; var verint: array of Integer);
var
  i,p: Integer; s: string;
begin
  { initialize array }
  verint := [0,0,0,0];
  i := 0;
  while ((Length(verstr) > 0) and (i < 4)) do
  begin
    p := pos ('.', verstr);
    if p > 0 then
    begin
      if p = 1 then s:= '0' else s:= Copy (verstr, 1, p - 1);
      verint[i] := StrToInt(s);
      i := i + 1;
      verstr := Copy (verstr, p+1, Length(verstr));
    end
    else
    begin
      verint[i] := StrToInt (verstr);
      verstr := '';
    end;
  end;
end;

function CompareVersion (ver1, ver2: String) : Integer;
var
  verint1, verint2: array of Integer;
  i: integer;
begin
  SetArrayLength (verint1, 4);
  DecodeVersion (ver1, verint1);

  SetArrayLength (verint2, 4);
  DecodeVersion (ver2, verint2);

  Result := 0; i := 0;
  while ((Result = 0) and ( i < 4 )) do
  begin
    if verint1[i] > verint2[i] then
      Result := 1
    else
      if verint1[i] < verint2[i] then
        Result := -1
      else
        Result := 0;
    i := i + 1;
  end;
end;

function InstallJava() : Boolean;
var
  ErrCode: Integer;
  JVer: String;
  InstallJ: Boolean;
begin
  RegQueryStringValue(
    HKLM, 'SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment', 'CurrentVersion', JVer);
  InstallJ := true;
  if Length( JVer ) > 0 then
  begin
    if CompareVersion(JVer, '1.8') >= 0 then
    begin
      InstallJ := false;
    end;
  end;
  Result := InstallJ;
end;

function InstallJava64() : Boolean;
var
  ErrCode: Integer;
  JVer: String;
  InstallJ: Boolean;
begin
  RegQueryStringValue(
    HKLM64, 'SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment', 'CurrentVersion', JVer);
  InstallJ := true;
  if Length( JVer ) > 0 then
  begin
    if CompareVersion(JVer, '1.8') >= 0 then
    begin
      InstallJ := false;
    end;
  end;
  Result := InstallJ;
end;

procedure RunJavaInstaller();
var
  StatusText: string;
  ResultCode: Integer;
  Path, Parameters: string;
begin
  Path := '{tmp}\JREInstaller.exe';
  { http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/install/config.html#table_config_file_options }
  Parameters := '/s INSTALL_SILENT=Enable REBOOT=Disable SPONSORS=Disable REMOVEOUTOFDATEJRES=1';
  StatusText:= WizardForm.StatusLabel.Caption;
  WizardForm.StatusLabel.Caption:='Installing the java runtime environment. Wait a moment ...';
  WizardForm.ProgressGauge.Style := npbstMarquee;
  try
    if not Exec(ExpandConstant(Path), Parameters, '', SW_SHOW, ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode) then
    begin
      { we inform the user we couldn't install the JRE }
      MsgBox('Java runtime environment install failed with error ' + IntToStr(ResultCode) + 
        '. Try installing it manually and try again to install MyProg.', mbError, MB_OK);
    end;
  finally
    WizardForm.StatusLabel.Caption := StatusText;
    WizardForm.ProgressGauge.Style := npbstNormal;
  end;
end;