Installing Text:

[copthesaint]

Can anyone make an application the installs the text font I have included. It doesn't need to check if its installed or anything. I just need a program that installs it. It would be very helpful if someone could do this for me and post source code for me too.

[TerranceN]

You can install it from the command line (or anything that uses the command line such as a batch file or std::system in C++). Here is an explaination.

[copthesaint]

Can you explain further what I must do? That explanation inst very good :/.

[copthesaint]

Couple of things about batch files:
how do you install text with the batch file?
how do you restart the computer with a batch file?
how do you run music from a batch file?

[Zren]

For shutting down:
http://ss64.com/nt/shutdown.html

code:

shutdown /s

For launching a music file you just need to type the path to the file. If the path contains spaces then surround the path in "". You can also specify which program to launch it (instead of windows default found in registry) with:

code:

<program> <parameters> "%programfiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" "D:\Music\Owl City - Fireflies DJ Strobe Remix.mp3"

Might I suggest opening up Command Prompt and typing "help" or "<command> /?".

[copthesaint]

Thanks, the shutdown is helpful is definitely helpful.

Zren @ Mon Apr 12, 2010 wrote:

code:

<program> <parameters> "%programfiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" "D:\Music\Owl City - Fireflies DJ Strobe Remix.mp3"

Use this instead:

code:

start D:\Music\Owl City - Fireflies DJ Strobe Remix.mp3

if your going to do that, because it apparently opens the file from your default media player.

I'm still looking how to install Fonts to the system so plz if anyone knows tell me.

[chrisbrown]

copthesaint @ Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:21 pm wrote:

I'm still looking how to install Fonts to the system so plz if anyone knows tell me.

Try this

[copthesaint]

So, what C++ compliers are there that I can use for this? and how would I generate an executable C++ with it?
What would be a good compiler for me that is free basically

[chrisbrown]

You don't need to use C++, you can use any command that lets you execute files. For example, if you're writing an installer in Turing:

Turing:

(blah blah copying files, etc...) Sys.Exec("fontinst.exe /F MyFontName.inf") (Font now installed, carry on with copying, etc...)

You would just need to include the program with your installation files.

To answer your question though, g++ is one of the most popular. There are plenty of tutorials on setting it up.

[copthesaint]

cool thanks.