ASIS: Advanced Simple Installer Script

[L0v3craft]

Hi, i like this installer but i want adapt it to my ways to compress videogames.

1. I don't want use UltraARC 2900 R9

2. I don't want use COMPRESSOR_GUI

To compress i'm using and old version of the masked compression. It has a .bat file to run the compression, Arc.exe, arc.ini (with methods and commands to compress inside), arc.groups and all the exe of the compressors/tools that i'm using. So to compress i must run the bat file, select the game folder and the compression starts. It is very simple and i can see how are working all the tools. And i can add new tools and commands to compress very simply.

I want that this installer has a folder with all my tools inside, compress all the tools inside the setup.exe (exactly like "Windows Phone Installer" does) and when i run it, it decompress all the tools files inside the temporary folder of windows.

Someone can help me please?

[Cesar82]

Originally Posted by L0v3craft

Hi, i like this installer but i want adapt it to my ways to compress videogames.

1. I don't want use UltraARC 2900 R9

2. I don't want use COMPRESSOR_GUI

To compress i'm using and old version of the masked compression. It has a .bat file to run the compression, Arc.exe, arc.ini (with methods and commands to compress inside), arc.groups and all the exe of the compressors/tools that i'm using. So to compress i must run the bat file, select the game folder and the compression starts. It is very simple and i can see how are working all the tools. And i can add new tools and commands to compress very simply.

I want that this installer has a folder with all my tools inside, compress all the tools inside the setup.exe (exactly like "Windows Phone Installer" does) and when i run it, it decompress all the tools files inside the temporary folder of windows.

Someone can help me please?

You can use an older version of ASIS. Perhaps KaktoR still has earlier versions.
Or make your changes to the current script to include your compressors within setup.exe.

[L0v3craft]

Originally Posted by Cesar82

You can use an older version of ASIS. Perhaps KaktoR still has earlier versions.
Or make your changes to the current script to include your compressors within setup.exe.

Yes but how to do that exactly? For example the first problem is that the setup checks if is present a "setup.dll" file created from "COMPRESSOR_GUI". And i don't know how to remove that requisite.

[Cesar82]

Originally Posted by L0v3craft

Yes but how to do that exactly? For example the first problem is that the setup checks if is present a "setup.dll" file created from "COMPRESSOR_GUI". And i don't know how to remove that requisite.

I find it easier to use it with the Setup.dll external file.
Otherwise it would take a lot of stretches in the script for you to include your compressors.
Extracting the compressors from the Setup.dll file is much faster than extracting from within setup.exe.
You can create your own Setup.dll with your compressors, just by compressing the contents of your compressor folder with FreeArc using the -m1 method.
Then you can use your bat file to compress your game.
I think that in the UltraArc folder there is a BAT (_Compress Optional DLL) to you drop your compressors folder and Setup.dll will be generated.
Then just move Setup.dll to your Setup.exe.
Setup.dll supports including Arc.ini and CLS.ini with their original names.
You will also need the information of the compressed files in an external file records.ini (you can include Records.ini within Setup.dll).
You can also configure the methods on DiskSpan_GUI. DiskSpan_GUI is 95% configurable. DiskSpan_GUI will soon support freearc masks.

[L0v3craft]

Originally Posted by Cesar82

I find it easier to use it with the Setup.dll external file.
Otherwise it would take a lot of stretches in the script for you to include your compressors.
Extracting the compressors from the Setup.dll file is much faster than extracting from within setup.exe.
You can create your own Setup.dll with your compressors, just by compressing the contents of your compressor folder with FreeArc using the -m1 method.
Then you can use your bat file to compress your game.
I think that in the UltraArc folder there is a BAT (_Compress Optional DLL) to you drop your compressors folder and Setup.dll will be generated.
Then just move Setup.dll to your Setup.exe.
Setup.dll supports including Arc.ini and CLS.ini with their original names.
You will also need the information of the compressed files in an external file records.ini (you can include Records.ini within Setup.dll).
You can also configure the methods on DiskSpan_GUI. DiskSpan_GUI is 95% configurable. DiskSpan_GUI will soon support freearc masks.

Tested. The problem is that it doesn't decompress my "data.arc" archive. Also the file "records.ini" is present where is the setup, same for the setup.dll (tried also to create it manually with freearc). No errors, simply doesn't install anything.

[Cesar82]

Originally Posted by L0v3craft

Tested. The problem is that it doesn't decompress my "data.arc" archive. Also the file "records.ini" is present where is the setup, same for the setup.dll (tried also to create it manually with freearc). No errors, simply doesn't install anything.

If you want to send me your project (by PM) I can help you more easily (send me the complete project including the compressors).

[L0v3craft]

Originally Posted by Cesar82

If you want to send me your project (by PM) I can help you more easily (send me the complete project including the compressors).

Incredible, this is the reason:

the original file "records.ini" that comes with ASIS is this:

[Record1]
Type=Freearc_Original
Source={src}\data.arc
Output={app}\
Disk=1

and it doesn't work, works only changing that "Type=Freearc_Original" to "Type=FreeArc_Original".

Infact the code does this check:

if Data[i - 1].Arc[0] = 'FreeArc_Original' then

it is "FreeArc" and not "Freearc".