InnoSetup - rename a file During Installation and close an .exe

[Hexa]

Hello, i'm new here and i have three questions about inno setup

How to rename a file with inno setup during installation please?
the second question: how to give an other name to a file during an uninstallation please?

i want to do this:
installation: "msnmsgr.exe" rename to "msnmsgr_original.exe"
uninstallation: "msnmsgr_original.exe" rename to "msnmsgr.exe"

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And the third question: how to close an .exe during an installation please?

thanks, Hexa

[Hexa]

please somebody can help me...

thanks

[randem]

Hexa,

You can look into the Code section of Inno Setup to do that if you want to do that at the start or you can do it in the Run section at the end. Check Inno Setup help on more information.

[randem]

Hexa,

looked at Inno Setup help and found this:

Prototype:

function RenameFile(const OldName, NewName: string): Boolean;

Description:

Attempts to change the name of the file specified by OldFile to NewFile. If the operation succeeds, RenameFile returns True. If it cannot rename the file (for example, if a file called NewName already exists), it returns False.

Remarks:
none

Also take a look at the file that came with Inno Setup as an example named CodeExample1.iss to see how you might employ such a function.

[Hexa]

thanks to you, but...i have aleady look this but if the "msnmsgr.exe" is running the "rename files" doesn't apply...

and in the doc, i don't find a means to unrun an .exe...


thanks

[randem]

Hexa,

Search the forum there are plenty of threads with shutting down or closing a running exe or program.

[Hexa]

ok thanks very much

[Hexa]

i find nothing, i will put a message who indicate to the user he must close the application before install my program,

thanks randem !

[randem]

Hexa,

Search the VB Forum.

[randem]

Hexa,

Search for Terminate exe. There are a lot of threads.

[Hexa]

ok i read a lot of post, who they explain how to terminate an running .EXE but it's with visual basic, and these codes aren't identifie by inno setup, snif



perhaps i must use inno script to use visual basic code?

[randem]

Hexa,

I would reccommend that you write a small program that will terminate the app in question then run that from within the installation package (Inno Setup).

And what do you mean use ********** to use VB code?

[Hexa]

a lot of vb function who can terminate an .EXE aren't identifie by inno setup...

well, thanks to your help, i'm going to sleep (for me it's 1:10 AM...)

bye bye !