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Creating Shortcut


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jenabe

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Posted 28 March 2001 - 16:07

I am using Install Shield Professional for Windows Installer and have been trying unsuccessfully to create a shortcut to an exe on a designated server.

I enter the path as

\\[TRADESERVER]\SharedFolderName\executable.

The [TRADESERVER] is a property that is filled by the user right after selecting a complete or custom install.

What is happening once the install is done is the shortcut ends up with the following link:
C:\TRADESERVER\SharedFolderName\Executable

Does it not pick up the \\, and why does it not use my property?


AndrewWalker

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Posted 28 March 2001 - 20:36

Two suggestions:

1.  Set the proerty to include the \\.  This probably means retrieving it, adding a "\\\\" to the front of it, then re-setting the property.

2.  Shortcut paths should not have a \ after a property name, so it should be:
[TRADESERVER]SharedFolderName\executable
instead of
[TRADESERVER]\SharedFolderName\executable

If this doesn't help, please feel free to contact me via e-mail or AIM.


laddison

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Posted 03 April 2001 - 22:54

I had the same problem.  I had to use orca and edit the shortcut table and put my property name in there.  I could not however use the working directory but it should work.

jsp

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Posted 06 April 2001 - 10:14

To make a shortcuts to an executable file, you need to declare this file as a "key file".