WinRAR SFX 101 (Guide)

[Lost Soul]

hi heres a question id like to know the answer to and i hope it hasnt been asked before and if so im sorry but here it goes any ways

how can i make a .rar file and set it in a batch / cmd file so that it will be told to extract to a certain folder..

for example lets say favorites.. if you zip up all your favs in a .rar format , how can you set it up so it will extract to the favorite folder. ?

should i be using winrar to accomplish this, or is there another program that will do the task at hand better.

btw i know the favorite ideal has been talked about many many times now but im just using that as an example

thanks

[Astalavista]

hi lost soul

try this out

example:

go to c:\XXXX folder

highlight the files that u want

right click and select winrar >>> add to archive

follow the pretty pictures

i think u can figure out the rest...

Edited June 14, 2005 by Astalavista

[SiMoNsAyS]

why don't create a rar self extracting archive?? (check "create SFX archive")

edit: arggghhh! i hate when some1 is faster!

Edited November 16, 2004 by SiMoNsAyS

[Astalavista]

I beat u to it Simon!!! heheheheh

note: this is exactly the method employed to launch nero reloaded by simon.

so if u want to learn more. check out the nero reloaded topic

[Lost Soul]

thanks Astalavista i was curious about that, thanks for showing such detail in making that so easy for me and any one else that isnt sure on how to go about doing that

[army20]

That's cool

[Astalavista]

Here are two example...

of SFX w/ installation (Nero Reloaded 6.6.1 and PowerDVD6)

[Bilou_Gateux]

@Astalavista

If we uncheck the option "Unpack to temporary folder", would the archive file be unpacked in the folder from which we launch the exe.

Or we have to set "Path to extract" = "Create in the current folder"

Or both options ?

ie

WinRAR silent SFX PREMSJVM.exe is copied to C:\$WINNT$.~LS\I386\SVCPACK along with MSJAVWU.exe

PREMSJVM.exe contains only one batch PREMSJVM.CMD which execute preliminary steps using MSJAVWU.exe in the same folder C:\$WINNT$.~LS\I386\SVCPACK

We launch the install proccess PREMSJVM.exe from SVCPACK.INF (That why we need an exe, NOT a cmd)

SVCPACK.INF

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
"PREMSJVM.exe"
"MSJAVWU.EXE /Q:A /R:N /c:""javatrig.exe /exe_install /l /qq /nowin2kcheck"""

Can we have the PREMSJVM.CMD file extracted in C:\$WINNT$.~LS\I386\SVCPACK ?

I would like to use this method in order not to add MSJAVWU.exe in my PREMSJVM.exe archive but launch the install MSJAVWU.exe with switches after launching PREMSJVM.exe.

PREMSJVM.CMD to put in SFX silent Archive PREMSJVM.EXE

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Posted by Nastradamus, Jan 27 2004, 07:57 AM

Probably a bit confusing ?

[bilemke]

I dont like using self extracting archives.. It works, but..

Anyway, I added unrar.exe (winrar cmd line decompresser) to my xp cd by default. Similair to the extract.exe built in to windowss.

[Bilou_Gateux]

@bilemke

I'm not sure the Cmdline version unrar.exe can extract an archive and then launch the cmd file included in the archive.

[Astalavista]

bilemke

most of us here at MSFN use Winrar SFX,

Applications that use Winrar SFX. Nero, PowerDVD, Ulead, FireFox, u name it.

I think u are in the minority that dont like Winrar SFX.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

I'll second that a very simple & effective way to package installers unattendly.

[Sidekicks]

holy crap! what happened to the pics in this thread!?? they're missing!

[Astalavista]

imagevenue has deleted the pics

[Sidekicks]

imagevenue has deleted the pics

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

crap.. i'm going to have to do this by memory!

thanks