NSIS SRPUtil

BarryStevens · March 2025

My nsis rdk create cant find SRPUtil , where can I download this from. It seems to be missing from the 'SRP NSIS Utilities' download (unless it is being blocked, should it be getting installed)

KevinFournier · March 2025

We don't use SRPUtil.dll anymore in our installers, but you can download it here if you need it for you installer.

BarryStevens · March 2025

Thanks.

Where do I put it?
Do I register it?

KevinFournier · March 2025

No registration required. You have to put it in C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\Plugins, or wherever you NSIS is installed.

MattCrozier · April 10

I've installed NSIS version 3 on another PC and copied over SRPutil appropriately. However the srputil::startOI command doesn't appear to work (it can't find REVCAP32.DLL, even if run as administrator).
I could just install NSIS version 2 instead..

Kevin - if you're not using SRPutil.dll anymore then is there a better way to do this??

KevinFournier · April 10

I use SRPInstallRDK. These are independent EXEs whose only job is to, well, install an RDK. Here's the code I use. I'm using NSIS 3.08, so this should work there.

First, I copy the EXE and RDK files into $PLUGINSDIR, then I call the exe like this:

FileWrite $0 '"$PLUGINSDIR\SRPInstallRdk64.exe" -a $OI_APP -u $OI_USERNAME -p $OI_PASSWORD "$PLUGINSDIR\RDK"$\r$\n'

MattCrozier · April 10

Hmm, ok - thanks. I'm using srputil::runCommand to run a program with parameters, determined at runtime. I'll have to find a way to do than in an RDK context.. :)

Cheers, M@

BarryStevens · April 10

Is the 32/64 versions related to OI, PC or NSIS versions

BarryStevens · April 10

First, I copy the EXE and RDK files into $PLUGINSDIR, then I call the exe like this:

FileWrite $0 '"$PLUGINSDIR\SRPInstallRdk64.exe" -a $OI_APP -u $OI_USERNAME -p $OI_PASSWORD "$PLUGINSDIR\RDK"$\r$\n'

Can you expand on this a bit more? - where ; what ; how!!

DonBakke · April 10

Barry - I wonder if you are thinking this is a command to run from a prompt. It isn't. This is a command that is entered into the NSIS installer script...similar to commands being put into a BAT file. It is executed at runtime when the installer is is run.

KevinFournier · April 10

Sorry, guys. I sent my last post just before bed. The FileWrite statement is confusing for good reason. Here's the whole code:

    SetOutPath $INSTDIR
      SetOutPath $WINDIR
      DetailPrint " "
      DetailPrint "Installing RDK for OI 10 ..."
      DetailPrint " "
      FileOpen $0 "$PLUGINSDIR\rdkinstall64.bat" w
      FileWrite $0 'pushd "$INSTDIR"$\r$\n'
      ${If} $OI_PASSWORD == ""
        FileWrite $0 '"$PLUGINSDIR\SRPInstallRdk64.exe" -a $OI_APP -u $OI_USERNAME -p $OI_USERNAME "$PLUGINSDIR\SRPRDKINSTALL64"$\r$\n'
      ${Else}
        FileWrite $0 '"$PLUGINSDIR\SRPInstallRdk64.exe" -a $OI_APP -u $OI_USERNAME -p $OI_PASSWORD "$PLUGINSDIR\SRPRDKINSTALL64"$\r$\n'
      ${EndIf}
      FileWrite $0 'popd'
      FileClose $0
      ReadEnvStr $0 COMSPEC
      nsExec::ExecToLog '"$0" /c "$PLUGINSDIR\rdkinstall64.bat"'
      Pop $0
    Pop $0

I'm writing the installer command to a bat file that's being created on the fly. I think I did this to deal with mapped drives or something... I can't remember. Then I run the bat file with ExecToLog. Sorry for the confusion.

BTW, by using EXEs to run the RDKs, it allows me to handle both 32-bit and 64-bit from a single 32-bit installer.

BarryStevens · April 10

Are you willing to provide a newer installer script as the one I have still has srputil in it.

KevinFournier · April 11

Here is a new template script using the aforementioned EXEs. Disclaimer: this is a template and hasn't been fully tested. It should be enough to show you how to use it.

BarryStevens · April 11

Kevin, thank you so much for your effort. Getting too old to learn how to put this stuff together. Dont get me started on Bob Carten's AI 'teaching' hints 😜

NSIS SRPUtil

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