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[pakrat2k2]

Originally Posted by REV0

Launcher will run .msi, exe files, however in compiling, it will not create msi extension setups.

the launch he's refering to is the one to run directx, vcredist, etc ( it will run a MSI file just fine ) it doesnt create a msi setup, but includes the command to run the msi file within the setup.exe. ( it's in the setup.ini, remember ?! )

[REV0]

Originally Posted by pakrat2k2

the launch he's refering to is the one to run directx, vcredist, etc ( it will run a MSI file just fine ) it doesnt create a msi setup, but includes the command to run the msi file within the setup.exe. ( it's in the setup.ini, remember ?! )

Yep, i know first time i read his post i thought he was asking how to create setup.msi..

Too much work, too little time; brain cell overheat

[pakrat2k2]

to make it easier for yourself, run the bat file for bins 2 & 3 only, set the choice command beforehand

IE: set choice1=x:\Gamename\GameAssets\

this way the default folder is the GameAssets subfolder, then you can add the folders you dont want to include in the bin2/bin3 archives.

-x"%choice1%\subfolder1\*", -x"%choice1%\subfolder2\*".... this will create the archive you want without those 2 subfolder NOT in bin2 archive, same for bin3 archive but reverse the 2 subfolders of course.

[Andre Jesus]

Hi Revo.
Congratulation for this tutorial of Inno Setup.

How can i make text box transparent (Welcome to the blá blá) on Inno Setup?

See the example below.
52573232[1].jpg

Thanks in advance.

[BAMsE]

Andre Jesus it's just PNG with some transparency (setup.cab\setup\textbg.png)

[REV0]

Also, you can use same TextBG.png just resize it via setup.ini

[yener90]

delete TextBG.png from Setup.cab

[Andre Jesus]

Originally Posted by yener90

delete TextBG.png from Setup.cab

Originally Posted by REV0

Also, you can use same TextBG.png just resize it via setup.ini

Originally Posted by BAMsE

Andre Jesus it's just PNG with some transparency (setup.cab\setup\textbg.png)

Thank you dears.

But my script is not based on the script Yener.
I'm doing it manually, so it needed to know how to make inno setup call this picture as the background of the text.
Is possible put this transparent background text, making a play MP3 music during the install mode, put the splash image, change the color bar progress .... only using inno setup? Or this is only possible if i based on the script Yener?

Please see attached an example of what I'm trying to do.
Teste 1.7z

[JacksMafia]

thanks you very much pakrat2k2 for advise it worked for me
but i still have problem in installing the game i used this code for compressing

arc a -r -ep1 -w.\ .\Disk1\Data3.bin -mprecomp042:v+srep+lzma:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc100 0:lc8 "%choice1%\*"
if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto arcfail

which means that i used precomp and srep in compressing -long time to do it i know- now when i install the game what code should i write in setup.ini?
i use this
FreeArcFile3={src}\Data3.bin;DestDir:{app}\GameAss ets;Disk:1;PrecSrep:1;Lang:en

but when installer reach for bin 3 it just freeze and don't do any thing should precomp be in setup.cab ? or what is the right code to write in setup.ini?

this the last step
helpppppppppppppp

[BAMsE]

Originally Posted by JacksMafia

FreeArcFile3={src}\Data3.bin;DestDir:{app}\GameAss ets;Disk:1;PrecSrep:1;Lang:en

You don't need it since it's used for old precomp+srep method. If you're compressing via commandline and in one step, then all you need is

PrecompVer=inside

in setup.ini

[JacksMafia]

yeah i'm compressing via commandline but it's not one step this is the 3 step but only for data3 i used this
arc a -r -ep1 -w.\ .\Disk1\Data3.bin -mprecomp042:v+srep+lzma:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc100 0:lc8 "%choice1%\*"
if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto arcfail

the first 2 bins just used this
-srep+lzma:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc100 0:lc8
and i have tried what you said and nothing when it comes to extract the data3 it just stop no error massages or any thing else only the first 2 bins extracting perfect
i also tried
PrecompVer=0.42
didn't work
please save my day

EDIT: i have found the problem and solve it thanks every one for helping me

[pakrat2k2]

Originally Posted by JacksMafia

yeah i'm compressing via commandline but it's not one step this is the 3 step but only for data3 i used this
arc a -r -ep1 -w.\ .\Disk1\Data3.bin -mprecomp042:v+srep+lzma:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc100 0:lc8 "%choice1%\*"
if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto arcfail

the first 2 bins just used this
-srep+lzma:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc100 0:lc8
and i have tried what you said and nothing when it comes to extract the data3 it just stop no error massages or any thing else only the first 2 bins extracting perfect
i also tried
PrecompVer=0.42
didn't work
please save my day

EDIT: i have found the problem and solve it thanks every one for helping me

post how you fixed it. so others have this information, incase they run into same problem.

[JacksMafia]

Originally Posted by pakrat2k2

post how you fixed it. so others have this information, incase they run into same problem.

what the problem was?
will i can't say that i'm stupid but -anyway- i was using CI 8.3.5.1 which had precomp v 0.42 i compressed the game with it but it just stop when it comes to extracting and then i notice that new version of CI 8.5 has precomp too the same version but the size of it was different
in CI 8.3.5.1 size was 768 kb -as i remember-
in CI 8.5 size was 1.42 mb
so i took a wild guess that the error was in precomp and i start compressing again with the big one and after a lot of hours i found that i was right about precomp version there is some thing wrong about CI 8.3.5.1 and the percomp version inside it

that's all -sorry for late replay-
Jacks

[yener90]

i hope you are using the precomp executable inside the "include" folder for compressing using commandline...
installer gets problems if you use an other version

[JacksMafia]

yeah i was using it when i did the compression -the failed one- and then i just replaced it with the new one from v 8.5
and that worked like charm
BTW thanks for your work i couldn't done this if you didn't create this great app
you really made my day mate
thanks