Copy file before include it in the installer package NSIS

Question

For example I have a config file in D:\\Project\\InstallerPro\\Platform\\Windows8\\Web.config I need to move that file to D:\\Project\\InstallerPro\\Web\\Configuration\\Web.config if the windows version is windows 8

After that, the installer will be generated from a nsi script in D:\\Project\\InstallerPro\\PROinst.nsi

Is it possible to copy the files (not manually) before compiling it into an installer using NSIS?

I want to do something like this:

CopyFiles ".\Source\Platform\Windows8\Web.config" ".\Source\WEB\Configuration\Web.config"

Answer 1

CopyFiles is a runtime command, ie a command that will run during the installer execution and not during the installer creation.

You could use the !system command that is executed during the compilation of the installer, eg:

!system `copy "c:\Source\Platform\Windows8\Web.config" "c:\Source\WEB\Configuration\Web.config"`

You will need to use absolute paths as the current working dir is from makensis.exe and not from the script being compiled.