Simple Input Dialog in NSIS

Question

In my NSIS installer, I want to display an input dialog (text + textbox) to the user and to retrieve the result of that input, so that I can use it later in the NSIS script.

I've found this reference page:

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html#4.9.4.15

But I couldn't find any reference to a textbox.

If it helps, what I need is the NSIS equivalent of the following AppleScript code:

display dialog "Insert value:" default answer ""
set value to text returned of result

Anders Anders · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-21T19:34:49

Use nsDialogs or InstallOptions (both part of NSIS) to create a custom page:

Outfile test.exe
Requestexecutionlevel user

!include nsDialogs.nsh

Page Custom mypagecreate mypageleave
Page Instfiles

Function mypagecreate
Var /Global MyTextbox
nsDialogs::Create /NOUNLOAD 1018
Pop $0
${NSD_CreateText} 10% 20u 80% 12u "Hello World"
Pop $MyTextbox
nsDialogs::Show
FunctionEnd

Function mypageleave
${NSD_GetText} $MyTextbox $0
MessageBox mb_ok $0
Abort ;Don't move to next page (If the input was invalid etc)
FunctionEnd

Section
SectionEnd

Popup dialogs are not really supported but it can be done with this plugin...

Simple Input Dialog in NSIS

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