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I create a lot of windows application to make things easier for my customers. The simple act of coping a file from an email to a certain directory can become the most complicated tasks for a certain type of customer.

I use an Scriptable Install System provided by NullSoft called NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System). Ita great system that just plain works. Its free, open source, and can be used for commercial products, Great plugin system, Dead simple for simple things, ect.

The manual has lots of examples and function documentation to help get you started.

Over the last few years of using this program I have created a library of useful little snippets of code. Free free to comment with your own.

Opening a directory

ExecShell “open” ‘”$INSTDIR”‘
BringToFront

Registering/unregistering personal ActiveX files

UnRegDLL “$SYSDIR\spin32.ocx”
RegDLL “$SYSDIR\spin32.ocx”

Checking if a process is running
This uses the FindProcDLL::FindProc plug-in (here also):

StrCpy $1 “mybin.exe”
FindProcDLL::FindProc “$1″
;0 = Process was not found
;1 = Process was found
;605 = Unable to search for process
;606 = Unable to identify system type
;607 = Unsupported OS
;632 = Process name is invalid
StrCmp $R0 0 0 error
File “mybin.exe” ; Can’t use a variable
Goto end
error:
MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONSTOP “The application $1 is currently running. Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to display the list of running processes.”
Quit
end:

http://xkcd.com/305/

Rule 34: If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions.

http://xkcd.com/330/

Rule Social-b. 99.1
If friends spend more then 60 minutes unable to decide what to do, they must default to sexual experimentation.

Ingredients

• 5 lbs oxtail, cut in 2 inch thick rounds
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cajun seasoning
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup port wine
• 1 large Spanish onion, diced
• 1 large carrot
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 3 italian frying bell pepper, cut into large pieces
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 (10 ounce) can whole tomato
• 1/2 can chipotle chile in adobo
• 1 cup sherry wine
• 3 bay leaf
• 1 bunch thyme, chopped
• salt
• pepper

Directions

1. Coat oxtail pieces with the flour and Cajun seasoning, and sear them in 3 tablespoons oil and remove from the pan.
2. Then degrease the pan and deglaze with port and reserve for later use.
3. In a separate pot caramelize the onions, carrot, celery and peppers, then deglaze with the red wine.
4. Add the oxtails to the vegetables.
5. Continue by adding in the tomatoes, chipotle, sherry, bay leaves and thyme and simmer for approximately 3 hours.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

Source: http://www.recipezaar.com/27422