Issue while using from .asar package

[jrsarath]

Hi there,
im developing a Electron app,
and facing this issue :
Condition : packaged app with asar - error thrown = Input Error: Can not find script file APPD_DIR\resources\app.asar\node_modules\regedit\vbs\regList.wsf

#APP_DIR represents current project folder

[XinYueStudio]

package.json package:win add --ignore=node_modules/regedit/vbs --extraResource=node_modules/regedit

script add function like this:

let regedit = require('regedit')
regedit.setExternalVBSLocation('resources/regedit/vbs');

[jeremysu0131]

First, set the following code in package.json in build

    "extraResources": [
      {
        "from": "node_modules/regedit/vbs",
        "to": "regedit/vbs",
        "filter": [
          "**/*"
        ]
      }
    ]

Second, set the following code where you use regedit

let regedit = require('regedit');
regedit.setExternalVBSLocation('resources/regedit/vbs');

[mohsenmahoski]

First, set the following code in package.json in build

    "extraResources": [
      {
        "from": "node_modules/regedit/vbs",
        "to": "regedit/vbs",
        "filter": [
          "**/*"
        ]
      }
    ]

Second, set the following code where you use regedit

let regedit = require('regedit');
regedit.setExternalVBSLocation('resources/regedit/vbs');

you saved my life!! thank u!

[ghost]

I still cant figure this out.
I created a entry in package.json for extraResources

"name":...
"author":...
"scripts":...
"build": {
    "extraResources": [
      {
        "from": "node_modules/regedit/vbs",
        "to": "src/regedit/vbs",
        "filter": [
          "**/*"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },

Then i added regedit.setExternalVBSLocation('src/regedit/vbs'); in my code.

With these or without I get the same error:
Input Error: Can not find script file "C:\.....\dist_electron\vbs\regList.wsf".

What am I doing wrong?

[jeremysu0131]

I still cant figure this out.
I created a entry in package.json for extraResources

"name":...
"author":...
"scripts":...
"build": {
    "extraResources": [
      {
        "from": "node_modules/regedit/vbs",
        "to": "src/regedit/vbs",
        "filter": [
          "**/*"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },

Then i added regedit.setExternalVBSLocation('src/regedit/vbs'); in my code.

With these or without I get the same error:
Input Error: Can not find script file "C:\.....\dist_electron\vbs\regList.wsf".

What am I doing wrong?

Looks like your file URL was wrong. It should be:
${builded file location}\win-unpacked\resources\regedit\vbs\regList.wsf

By the way, I used election-builder to build my project

[rendomnet]

@jeremysu0131 Input Error: Can not find script file "C:\Users***\src\vbs\regList.wsf".
same error what is url?

[rendomnet]

@jeremysu0131 setExternalVBSLocation is not working for me. It always searching in src\vbs\

[A-ANing]

First, set the following code in package.json in build

    "extraResources": [
      {
        "from": "node_modules/regedit/vbs",
        "to": "regedit/vbs",
        "filter": [
          "**/*"
        ]
      }
    ]

Second, set the following code where you use regedit

let regedit = require('regedit');
regedit.setExternalVBSLocation('resources/regedit/vbs');

If the application is manually started, it can solve the problem; If it starts automatically upon startup, the same error will be reported;

After I set the enable self start option, this method failed and still reported the same error;

Boot self start code：

app.setLoginItemSettings({
            openAtLogin: true,
            openAsHidden: false
        });

Is there someone kind-hearted to help me

[davec-fvr]

For me, I had to add this to the end of electron-builder/config.js rather than in package.json

  extraResources: [
    {
      from: 'node_modules/regedit/vbs',
      to: 'regedit/vbs',
      filter: ['**/*'],
    },
    {
      from: './assets',
      to: './assets',
      filter: ['**/*'],
    },
  ],

and then this as @jeremysu0131 said

let regedit = require('regedit');
regedit.setExternalVBSLocation('resources/regedit/vbs');