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[suvidha]

i am using Installshield for Windows Installer 2.0

and i  have to create a short cut (icon) of my application on the task bar (i.e. at the bottom of windows desktop).

Please tell me if it is supported in this version.

i read that it is not supported in Shoortcut Explorer then, is there any oterh way of creating a shortcut on taskbar?

Please help

[Ian Blake]

You can author a record in the Shortcut table after ISWI has built the msi file.  Using ORCA or otherwise.

Alternately you can write a CA to add the shortcut table record at run time.

[suvidha]

i downloaded and installed ORCA.

Then edited the msi file to create a row in the shortcut table, with the 'Directory' column as 'TaskbarFolder'.
i.e. the Directory column for this shortcut had 'TaskbarFolder'.

Now when i run the .msi file  it gives an error "2756: TaskbarFolder'. Probably it does not identify this folder.

If you could guide me through this, it would be of great help.

waiting for reply
thanks

[Ian Blake]

You will have to find the task bar for yourself.  It is not a standard msi directory or indeed shell folder.  I am not aware of a CSIDL for it.