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[Question] WinRAR SFX arguments


biatche

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You need an install script for that (it's written in Comments field of SFX package). Use WinRAR help or search the forums for the thread explaining the command. In short if you want it to install to %ProgramFiles%\MyCoolApp you need something like:

Path=MyCoolApp

Silent=1

Overwrite

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Thanks for the quick response, but, what I seek is quick customization.... i don't wanna have to repack a 1gb sfx just to modify the paths.. hm, maybe i should just consider 7z or rar directly rather than sfx.

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Only in 3.70 beta though...

5. GUI self-extracting modules support following command line

switches:

-d set the destination path

-p specify a password

-s silent mode, hide all

-s1 same as -s

-s2 silent mode, hide start dialog

-sp specify parameters for setup program

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I have tested something with a RARsfx

Example: (TEST.exe rarsfx)

;Het onderstaande commentaar bevat SFX-scriptopdrachten

Path=.\%dirtarget%
SavePath
Setup=Replace.vbs "INFO.txt" ".exe" "%myinput%"
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

See some strange variables in the above SFX-script?

Well yes, that's what this was about...

This is how I openend that RARsfx with: (install.cmd)

@echo off

SET dirtarget=testdir
SET myinput=First replacement text

TEST.exe

EXIT

Waw, it did exactly what I hoped for...

It 's good to know, because this does open the door to some very nice possibilities...

This simple method can be usefull for running just one and the same RARsfx with different destinations, serialkeys, languages,...

...or even for running different installers in just one RARsfx with something like:

Setup=%installchoice%

@echo off

SET installchoice=Autoit-v3\autoit-v3-setup.exe /S
TEST.exe

EXIT

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  • 4 years later...

I know this is an old thread, but I thought I would add some info since this thread appears to get a high number of hits with google.

quote biatche,

and how would sp work?

The command line syntax for using the -sp switch with a rarsfx installer which contains another setup installer that can take switches is as follows:

rarsfx.exe -sp" switch"

where "switch" is the argument you want to pass on to the embedded installer.

If the rarsfx has dialogs and the embedded installer supports silent install, then you can make it silent with this command line:

rarsfx.exe -s -sp" silentswitch"

So, some examples could be:

myrarsfx.exe -s -sp" /S"
myrarsfx.exe -s -sp" /quiet"
myrarsfx.exe -s -sp" -silent"

etc.

other types of switches should work, but I haven't done extensive testing.

The WinRar SFX documentation on this switch simply describes it without giving any examples on the correct syntax for using it.

Edited by visegrip
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