longpathtoquote example code

#define plq       PROGRAMFILES^"notepad.exe"

#define pls      "C:\\Program Files\\notepad.exe"

 #define plr      "C:\\Program Files\\message.txt" 

  #define pld      "C:\\Program Files\\Setup1.BMP" 

   //#define plm       PROGRAMFILES^"orbp.rtf"

// Included header files ----------------------------------------------------

#include "ifx.h"

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                       

// OnFirstUIBefore

//

// First Install UI Sequence - Before Move Data

//

// The OnFirstUIBefore event is called by OnShowUI when the setup is

// running in first install mode. By default this event displays UI allowing

// the end user to specify installation parameters.

//

// Note: This event will not be called automatically in a

// program...endprogram style setup.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------   

function OnFirstUIBefore()

    number  x,nResult, nLevel,nSize,nvType,nType, nSetupType,nvSize,nWait;

    string  szTitle, szKey,szMsg, szOpt1, szOpt2,svValue,szValue, szLicenseFile,svPath;

    string  szName, szCompany, szTargetPath, szDir, szFeatures, szTargetdir;

    BOOL    bLicenseAccepted;

begin   

   nSetupType = COMPLETE;

   szDir =PROGRAMFILES;

   szName = "";

    szCompany = "";

    bLicenseAccepted = FALSE; 

    svPath = pls;

   // svvpath=plr;

  //  svvpath=pld; 

     LongPathToQuote (svPath,TRUE);

     //LongPathToQuote (svvpath,TRUE);

    // LongPathToQuote (svvpath,TRUE); 

   RegDBSetDefaultRoot(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);

   RegDBCreateKeyEx ("SOFTWARE\\projects","");  

  

   RegDBSetKeyValueEx ("SOFTWARE\\projects",szName,REGDB_STRING,"Karnataka",nSize);

 

   RegDBGetKeyValueEx("SOFTWARE\\projects",szName,nvType,svValue,nvSize);

  //   MessageBox(PROGRAMFILES,INFORMATION);

            MessageBox(SUPPORTDIR,INFORMATION);

     

  //AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_DESKTOP,"projects",TARGETDIR^"notepad.exe","",TARGETDIR^"xyz.ico",0,"",REPLACE);

  //AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_STARTUP,"Projects",TARGETDIR^"notepad.exe","",TARGETDIR^"xyz.ico",0,"",REPLACE); 

   AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_STARTUP,"Shortcut for notepad",svPath ,"","C:\\Program Files\\xyz.ico",0,"",REPLACE);

    //AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_STARTUP,"Shortcut for notepad","C:\\Program Files\\Setup1.BMP","","",0,"",REPLACE);

   AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_DESKTOP,"Shortcut for notepad",svPath ,"",PROGRAMFILES ^"xyz.ico",0,"",REPLACE);

    //// AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_DESKTOP,"Shortcut  notepad",PROGRAMFILES^"message.txt","",PROGRAMFILES ^"xyz.ico",0,"",REPLACE);

   // MessageBox("value is:" +svValue,INFORMATION);

   MessageBox ("quoted path:" +svPath, INFORMATION);

  // MessageBox ("quoted path:" +svvPath, INFORMATION);                                                     

   /// MessageBox ("quoted path:" +svvPath, INFORMATION);

// Beginning of UI Sequence

Dlg_Start:

    nResult = 0;

Dlg_SdWelcome:

    szTitle = "world";

    szMsg = "god is almighty";

    //{{IS_SCRIPT_TAG(Dlg_SdWelcome)

    nResult = SdWelcome( szTitle, szMsg);

    //}}IS_SCRIPT_TAG(Dlg_SdWelcome) 

      

   // if (nResult = BACK)  then

   

         Disable(BACKBUTTON);

       

   

Dlg_SdLicense2:

    szTitle = "my licence";

    szOpt1 = "";

   szOpt2 = "";

    //{{IS_SCRIPT_TAG(License_File_Path)

   szLicenseFile = SUPPORTDIR ^ "License.rtf";

     //szLicenseFile =  PROGRAMFILES ^ "mylicence1.rtf";

    //}}IS_SCRIPT_TAG(License_File_Path)

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   RegDBSetDefaultRoot(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
   RegDBCreateKeyEx ("SOFTWARE\\projects", "" );  
  
   RegDBSetKeyValueEx ("SOFTWARE\\projects",szName,REGDB_STRING,"Karnataka",nSize);
 
    RegDBGetKeyValueEx("SOFTWARE\\projects",szName,nvType,svValue,nvSize);
 
    MessageBox("value is:"+svValue,INFORMATION);
   

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function OnFirstUIBefore()
    number  nResult, nLevel, nSize, nSetupType,nvType,nvSize;
    string  szTitle, szMsg, szOpt1, szOpt2, szLicenseFile,szKey,szName,svValue,szNumName;
    string  szCompany, szTargetPath, szDir, szFeatures, szTargetdir,svNumValue;
    BOOL    bLicenseAccepted;
begin
  
    nSetupType = COMPLETE;
    szDir = TARGETDIR;
    szName = "";
    szCompany = "";
    bLicenseAccepted = FALSE;
   
    MessageBox("I am here",INFORMATION);
    AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_DESKTOP,"Shortcut for notepad","C:\\notepad.exe","","C:\\xyz.jpg",0,"",REPLACE);
    AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_STARTUP,"Shortcut for notepad","C:\\notepad.exe","","",0,"",REPLACE);
    AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_STARTMENU,"Shortcut for notepad","C:\\notepad.exe","","",0,"",REPLACE);
    AddFolderIcon(FOLDER_PROGRAMS,"Shortcut for notepad","C:\\notepad.exe","","",0,"",REPLACE);
 
    RegDBSetDefaultRoot(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
    //RegDBCreateKeyEx("SOFTWARE\\CreateKeyExample","");
    //nvType=123;
    RegDBGetKeyValueEx("SOFTWARE\\nijo","My Name",nvType,svValue,nvSize);
    MessageBox("Value is: "+svValue,INFORMATION);