A program that kills itself...and questions

I am writting an Install program that will use a series of cds.
The Install program will need to access each cd.
It will continue straight through as a several step program.
How do you get the file running so it can ask for cds as it needs them (temp file on HDD maybe?).
If a temp file is required, and the Install program gets copied to the HDD, how do you make a C program delete itself?

Sorry if this isn't a "C enough" question but I'm looking to stray away from Windows stuff and any Windows installers.
Suggesting replies or PM's are welcomed.

The easiest way:

Code:

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#include "filelist.h"
int main( void )
{
    int x, cd=1;
    FILE *fp;
    for( x = 0; filelist[x]; x++ )
    {
        fp = fopen( filelist[x], "r" );
        if( fp == NULL )
        {
            prompt_for_cd( cd++ );
            x--;
        }
        else
        {
            fclose( fp );
            copy_file( filelist[x] );
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

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You do the rest. Just keep a list of the files, in order, that you need to copy, and try to open one. If it fails, it's on the next cd, so prompt for it and try again.

Quzah.

Does your example mean that "Install.exe" will reside on say the first cd?

something as simple as an install program would be resident in memory. just load up all the data you might need from files before you start running, and then you're set.

I'm set, thanks for the replies.

A program cannot delete itself, because a file(the program) is running and you cannot delete a file in use! However, if you install a program, you can add to the end of THAT program "remove(install_file_name);"