Inno Setup Template for Multiple Locations and User Destination

[Casey Kolb]

Hi all, would someone mind sharing their Inno Setup template for their HISE plugins? Our installer is working fine, but our users frequently ask for the ability to choose a different location for the .dll files. I'm basically looking for a version where the user can select the destination for just the .dll but the installer will put the other files in their default locations (i.e. AppData, Standalone, etc).

[orange]

@Casey-Kolb This includes

• VST2 - Selectable Folder
• VST3/AAX - Standard Folders

[Setup]

AppID={{----YOUR APP ID------}
AppName= ----YOUR APP NAME------
AppVersion= ----YOUR APP VERSION------
AppPublisher= ----YOUR COMPANY NAME------
AppPublisherURL=
AppSupportURL=
AppUpdatesURL=
DefaultDirName={pf}\YOURCOMPANY\ProductName
DisableDirPage=true
DefaultGroupName=
LicenseFile=
OutputDir=..\
OutputBaseFilename=
SetupIconFile=
Compression=none
SolidCompression=true
WizardImageFile=
WizardImageBackColor=clWhite
WizardImageStretch=false
UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\nletter_icon.ico
InternalCompressLevel=max
DisableStartupPrompt=false
ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64
SetupLogging=true



[Types]
Name: full; Description: Full installation
Name: custom; Description: Custom installation; Flags: iscustom

[Components]
Name: vst2_32; Description: 32-bit VST Plugin (.dll); Types: full custom
Name: vst2_64; Description: 64-bit VST Plugin (.dll); Types: full custom; Check: Is64BitInstallMode
Name: "VST3"; Description: "32-bit VST3"; Types: full custom;
Name: "VST364"; Description: "64-bit VST3"; Types: full custom; Check: Is64BitInstallMode
Name: aax_32; Description: 32-bit AAX Plugin (.aaxplugin); Types: full custom
Name: aax_64; Description: 64-bit AAX Plugin (.aaxplugin); Types: full custom; Check: Is64BitInstallMode
Name: manual; Description: User guide; Types: full custom; Flags: fixed




[Files]


Source: ..\Heater\v1.3.5\Windows\Heater x86.dll; DestDir: {code:GetVST2Dir_32}; Check: not Is64BitInstallMode; Components: vst2_32; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: ..\Heater\v1.3.5\Windows\Heater x86.dll; DestDir: {code:GetVST2Dir_32}; Check: Is64BitInstallMode; Components: vst2_32; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: ..\Heater\v1.3.5\Windows\Heater x64.dll; DestDir: {code:GetVST2Dir_64}; Check: Is64BitInstallMode; Components: vst2_64; Flags: ignoreversion

Source: ..\Heater\v1.3.5\Windows\Heater x64.vst3; DestDir: "{cf64}\VST3\"; Components: VST364; Flags: ignoreversion
Source: ..\Heater\v1.3.5\Windows\Heater x86.vst3; DestDir: "{cf32}\VST3\"; Components: VST3; Flags: ignoreversion


Source: ..\Heater\v1.3.5\Windows\Heater x86.aaxplugin\*.*; DestDir: {cf32}\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\NoiseAsh Audio\Heater x86.aaxplugin\; Components: aax_32; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
Source: ..\Heater\v1.3.5\Windows\Heater x64.aaxplugin\*.*; DestDir: {cf}\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\NoiseAsh Audio\Heater x64.aaxplugin\; Components: aax_64; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs


Source: ..\Heater\v1.3.5\Heater - User Manual & Licensing Agreement.pdf; DestDir: "{app}\Documentation"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs

Source: additional files\nletter_icon.ico; DestDir: {app}







[Icons]

Name: {group}\Changelog; Filename: {app}\changelog.txt
Name: {group}\Uninstall Palmary Heater; Filename: {app}\unins000.exe


[Code]
var
  OkToCopyLog : Boolean;
  VST2DirPage_32: TInputDirWizardPage;
  VST2DirPage_64: TInputDirWizardPage;

procedure InitializeWizard;
begin
  if IsWin64 then begin
    VST2DirPage_64 := CreateInputDirPage(wpSelectDir,
    'Confirm 64-Bit VST Plugin Directory', '',
    'Select the folder in which setup should install the 64-bit VST Plugin, then click Next.',
    False, '');
    VST2DirPage_64.Add('');
    VST2DirPage_64.Values[0] := 'C:\Program Files\VstPlugins\YOURCOMPANY';

    VST2DirPage_32 := CreateInputDirPage(wpSelectDir,
      'Confirm 32-Bit VST Plugin Directory', '',
      'Select the folder in which setup should install the 32-bit VST Plugin, then click Next.',
      False, '');
    VST2DirPage_32.Add('');
    VST2DirPage_32.Values[0] := 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VstPlugins\YOURCOMPANY';
  end else begin
    VST2DirPage_32 := CreateInputDirPage(wpSelectDir,
      'Confirm 32-Bit VST Plugin Directory', '',
      'Select the folder in which setup should install the 32-bit VST Plugin, then click Next.',
      False, '');
    VST2DirPage_32.Add('');
    VST2DirPage_32.Values[0] := 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VstPlugins\YOURCOMPANY';
  end;
end;

function GetVST2Dir_32(Param: String): String;
begin
  Result := VST2DirPage_32.Values[0]
end;

function GetVST2Dir_64(Param: String): String;
begin
  Result := VST2DirPage_64.Values[0]
end;

procedure CurStepChanged(CurStep: TSetupStep);
begin
  if CurStep = ssDone then
    OkToCopyLog := True;
end;

procedure DeinitializeSetup();
begin
  if OkToCopyLog then
    FileCopy (ExpandConstant ('{log}'), ExpandConstant ('{app}\InstallationLogFile.log'), FALSE);
  RestartReplace (ExpandConstant ('{log}'), '');
end;

[UninstallDelete]
Type: files; Name: {app}\InstallationLogFile.log

[Casey Kolb]

@orange Thank you!

[DanH]

@orange What's the norm with vsts on PC - VST2 you can have a custom folder but is VST3 a fixed location?

[d.healey]

@DanH said in Inno Setup Template for Multiple Locations and User Destination:

@orange What's the norm with vsts on PC - VST2 you can have a custom folder but is VST3 a fixed location?

https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/115000177084-VST-plug-in-locations-on-Windows

[DanH]

@d-healey thanks