Executing Batch File in NSIS installer

Question

I have a batch file that I need to run within my NSIS installer. It must run after all the files have been extracted, (I suppose this is obvious, otherwise the batch file wo

Answer 1

I have done this using an exec extension very successfully

This is the syntax:

  SetOutPath $INSTDIR\${APPLICATION_DIR}
    ExpandEnvStrings $0 %COMSPEC%
    nsExec::ExecToStack '"C:\path-tobatch-file\commands.bat"'

Here is a link to the NSIS Wiki http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/nsExec/nsExec.txt