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[danalifs]

Hi,
creating an MSI project with installshield 12. I know how to create a shortcut, I would like to know if there is an option to ask the user if to create the shortcut or not. if so, how can it be done.

thanks,
Dana

[Stefan Krueger]

Put the shortcut in a separate component, add this component to a separate feature. On the dialog that asks the user, add control events AddLocal and Remove to the "Next" button to select or unselect this feature, with a condition based on the user selection.

[danalifs]

thanks a lot!

[danalifs]

Dear stefan,

thanks for your reply, I have another question regarding this. So far in installshield installations (non MSI) this screen was promt during post install. If I understand correctly they solution you are suggesting requires asking the user during pre-install, is that true? And if so, is there a way of doing it during post install?

thanks,
Dana

[danalifs]

Dear stefan,

thanks for your reply, I have another question regarding this. So far in installshield installations (non MSI) this screen was promt during post install. If I understand correctly they solution you are suggesting requires asking the user during pre-install, is that true? And if so, is there a way of doing it during post install?

thanks,
Dana


Hi,
creating an MSI project with installshield 12. I know how to create a shortcut, I would like to know if there is an option to ask the user if to create the shortcut or not. if so, how can it be done.

thanks,
Dana


Stefan Krueger Posted: 2007-05-29 17:28


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Put the shortcut in a separate component, add this component to a separate feature. On the dialog that asks the user, add control events AddLocal and Remove to the "Next" button to select or unselect this feature, with a condition based on the user selection.


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[Glytzhkof]

You could create the shortcut during post-install by creating the shortcut with a custom action - however this is not recommended. Stefan's solution would generally require the setting to be specified pre-install though it should be possible to make it post-install with some major tweaking and running the setup again in maintainance mode. In summary: just specify this option pre-install. It makes sense and won't lead to any ugly workarounds.