Property for shortcut name not working
hi,
i have a property SNAME with a value of my app.
when i create a non advertised shortcut to an exe i set the display name attribute to [SNAME]
when i install the app it is set to [SNAME] including the brackets.
Am i missing something? why is it not resolving to the property value?
i have a property SNAME with a value of my app.
when i create a non advertised shortcut to an exe i set the display name attribute to [SNAME]
when i install the app it is set to [SNAME] including the brackets.
Am i missing something? why is it not resolving to the property value?
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Posted by:
spartacus
14 years ago
The shortcut display name is of the Windows Installer "Filename" data type and not the "Formatted" type which might account for the problem you face.
If you are using InstallShield, you could create an entry in the String Table and reference that, as an alternative.
Regards,
Spartacus
If you are using InstallShield, you could create an entry in the String Table and reference that, as an alternative.
Regards,
Spartacus
Posted by:
pjgeutjens
14 years ago
have you tried passing your property forward to deferred context?
Posted by:
shweta_kar
14 years ago
Hi,
I tried using the below Vbscript to make it work
Dim objws, strdesk, display
Set objws =CreateObject("Wscript.shell")
display=Session.property("SNAME")
strdesk = objws.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%AllUsersProfile%")
Set objshortcut = objws.CreateShortcut(strdesk & "\Start Menu\Programs\" & display & ".lnk")
objshortcut.TargetPath = ("C:\Windows\notepad.exe")
objshortcut.WorkingDirectory = ("C:\Windows\")
objShortcut.IconLocation ="C:\Windows\notepad.exe"
objshortcut.Save
all you need to do is create a Property by SNAME and edit the above script to the required targetpath,workign directory and icon u want.
Place the script in Immediate execution after CostFinalize.
I tried using the below Vbscript to make it work
Dim objws, strdesk, display
Set objws =CreateObject("Wscript.shell")
display=Session.property("SNAME")
strdesk = objws.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%AllUsersProfile%")
Set objshortcut = objws.CreateShortcut(strdesk & "\Start Menu\Programs\" & display & ".lnk")
objshortcut.TargetPath = ("C:\Windows\notepad.exe")
objshortcut.WorkingDirectory = ("C:\Windows\")
objShortcut.IconLocation ="C:\Windows\notepad.exe"
objshortcut.Save
all you need to do is create a Property by SNAME and edit the above script to the required targetpath,workign directory and icon u want.
Place the script in Immediate execution after CostFinalize.
Posted by:
PackageExpert
14 years ago
hmm...i think for Display Name, might be just good to put the real value there instead... USually the target is what we worry off...for sometimes it launches exe in a network folder etc.... nevertheless.. i dont see special requirement for u needing to put the property value in the Display name field...
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