How to create an empty file using NSIS

Question

In my installer, I would like to create an empty file. In linux, I would use the touch command, but what is the easiest way to do this in NSIS?

Answer 1

#Compile time !appendfile "$%temp%\compiletimefile.txt" "" ;Or if you need to force the file to be empty !appendfile "$%temp%\compiletimefile.txt" "" !delfile "$%temp%\compiletimefile.txt" !appendfile "$%temp%\compiletimefile.txt" "" #Run time, method 1 FileOpen $0 "$temp\runtimefile1.txt" w FileClose $0 #Run time, method 2 File "/oname=$temp\runtimefile2.txt" "$%temp%\compiletimefile.txt"