Compile to .exe GUI problems

[dufran3]

I am using xskin, and using the FileInstall function, using xbuttons and the lot. When I compile the script to an .exe, and the .exe is in another directory, none of the gui buttons, icons etc. are being displayed....getting an error that says: "$XButton_Location was not found"

here is a piece of the fileinstall portion

FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\0.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\0.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\1.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\1.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\2.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\2.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\3.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\3.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\4.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\4.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\5.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\5.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\6.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\6.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\7.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\7.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\skin.dat', $Skin_Folder& '\skin.dat', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\logo.jpg', $Skin_Folder& '\logo.jpg', 1)

Found this in my script

$XButton_Location = @ScriptDir & '\xSkin\Xbutton'

it seems like fileinstall isn't working, and after the script is compiled, it is looking in that actual directory for the files

I have this in my script just below the $XButton_Location and it doesn't give any errors when the script is compiled.

$RemoteIconPath = @ScriptDir & '\icons\'

EdIT: just to inform, I had to change the source path of file install, and remove the @ScriptDir, this used to work, but now it wouldn't even let me compile. So I changed to the actual location.

Edited September 17, 2010 by dufran3

[dufran3]

I have looked and I have no idea how to fix this problem. Here is the first chunk of my script, if at all helpful

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <XSkin.au3>
#include <Log_Functions.au3>
#include <_ButtonHover.au3>

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)



;Variables
$LocalIconPath = @WindowsDir & '\icons\'
$Skin_Folder = 'C:\Temp\xSkin'
$TempFolder = 'C:\Temp\EWUAI\'
$TempFolder_Icons = $TempFolder & 'icons\'
$XButton_Location = @ScriptDir & '\xSkin\Xbutton'
$RemoteIconPath = @ScriptDir & '\icons\'
Global $InstallSource = '\\146.187.7.66\Public\RDT\Installers\'
Global $Debug = 3 ;1 = normal debug 2 = strong 0 = no debug

;Read in Software Versions
$VersionFileRead = @ScriptDir & '\Version.ini'
;Adobe Acrobat Reader
Global $AcrobatVer = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Adobe Acrobat Reader', 'Version', 'Not Found')
Global $AcrobatFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Adobe Acrobat Reader', 'Filename', 'Not Found')
;Adobe Flash Player
Global $AdobeFlashVer = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Adobe Flash Player', 'Version', 'Not Found')
Global $FlashFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Adobe Flash Player', 'FileName', 'Not Found')
;Itunes and QuickTime
Global $iTunesVer = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'iTunes', 'Version', 'Not Found')
Global $iTunesFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'iTunes', 'FileName1', 'Not Found')
Global $QuickTimeFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'iTunes', 'FileName2', 'Not Found')
Global $AppleAppSupportFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'iTunes', 'FileName3', 'Not Found')
Global $MobileDeviceFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'iTunes', 'FileName4', 'Not Found')
Global $SoftwareUpdateFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'iTunes', 'FileName5', 'Not Found')
Global $BonjourFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'iTunes', 'FileName6', 'Not Found')
Global $MobileMeFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'iTunes', 'FileName7', 'Not Found')
;Java
Global $JavaVersion = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Java', 'Version', 'Not Found')
Global $JavaFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Java', 'FileName', 'Not Found')
;Firefox
Global $FirefoxVer = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Firefox', 'Version', 'Not Found')
Global $FirefoxFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Firefox', 'Filename', 'Not Found')
;Office
Global $OfficeVer = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Office', 'Version', 'Not Found')
Global $OfficeFileName = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Office', 'Filename', 'Not Found')
Global $OfficeInstallSource = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Office', 'Path', 'Not Found')
;VLC
Global $VLCVer = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'VLC', 'Version', 'Not Found')
;Domain Tools
Global $DomainToolsSource = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Domain Tools', 'Path', 'Not Found')
Global $DomainToolsTarget = IniRead($VersionFileRead, 'Domain Tools', 'Target', 'Not Found')


DirCreate($TempFolder)
DirCreate($TempFolder_Icons)
Global $LogFileOpen = FileOpen('C:\Temp\EWUAI\EWUAISetup.log', 1)

;Write Log File Header
_WriteLogFile($LogFileOpen, '-------------------------------------------------------')
_WriteLogFile($LogFileOpen, 'Starting script ' & @MON & "-" & @MDAY & "-" & @YEAR & " " & @HOUR & ":" & @MIN & ":" & @SEC & @CRLF)
_WriteLogFile($LogFileOpen, "Started by user: " & @UserName)

;Debug
If $Debug == 3 Then
    _WriteLogFile($LogFileOpen, 'Checking for Xskin directory at "C:\Temp\XSkin"')
EndIf
;/Debug

;Check if Xskin directory exists
If Not FileExists('C:\Temp\Xskin') Then
    DirCreate('C:\Temp\Xskin')
EndIf

;Debug
If $Debug == 3 Then
    _WriteLogFile($LogFileOpen, 'Copying Xskin GUI files to temp directory')
EndIf
;/Debug

;Install Files to Temp Directory
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\0.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\0.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\1.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\1.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\2.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\2.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\3.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\3.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\4.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\4.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\5.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\5.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\6.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\6.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\7.bmp', $Skin_Folder& '\7.bmp', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\skin.dat', $Skin_Folder& '\skin.dat', 1)
FileInstall ('C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\!Scripts\App Installer\xSkin\logo.jpg', $Skin_Folder& '\logo.jpg', 1)

[BrewManNH]

Where are you running the script from? Because your script is looking for the files to be in the folder that the script is, and then in the "\xSkin\Xbutton" folder under that, because that is where you told it to look. You're installing your files in the C:\Temp folder, because of this line "$Skin_Folder = 'C:\Temp\xSkin'" .

If you're not running the compiled script in the C:\Temp folder, it's not going to find the files. You need to explicitly tell the script where the files are going to be when it's run, unless you're never going to run it in a different folder than C:\temp this file will never work. Don't use @ScriptDir for the file location unless you are sure the files are going to be there. Hard-coding a file location to copy the files to, and then using an ambiguous file reference like @Scriptdir is a designed-to-fail approach to programming.

[jamesstp20]

Umm i'm not sure but maybe if you try with " " and not ' ' it will work.

[AdmiralAlkex]

@jamesstp20

[dufran3]

Thanks, this did work in the older version of AutoIT. This is a script that I used 3 years ago, that I am resurrecting and modifying. So FileInstall did work, and using @ScriptDir did work. Either way, I thought for some reason that when compiled the @ScriptDir macro became "local" searching in the compiled .exe. I know for a fact that this has worked in the past. Something must have changed. What options do I have? I could used the xSkin location on a network resource, but I am not sure that having everything reliant on a network location is such a good idea.

[BrewManNH]

If you want to use the files you copied to the drive when the program is run, use the location you saved them to, and don't use @ScriptDir. For instance, if you're saving the skin files to "C:\Temp\xSkin" you have to use that location as the place to look in.