Advertised shortcut to file in parent feature
Hi,
i have a program which is used by several departments. Every appartment has the same shortcut but with different arguments.
So what i did was the base install in a parent feature and i made child features to have the ability to install the shortcut for the right department. The shorcuts have to point to a cmd file in the parent feature, but this isn't possible.
Adding the cmd file to all of the sub-features doenst help as Wise shows that i use duplicate files. When i want to create a shortcut there arent any files in any of the sub-features.
Who could shine a light? Who has other solutions? Who can help me?
i have a program which is used by several departments. Every appartment has the same shortcut but with different arguments.
So what i did was the base install in a parent feature and i made child features to have the ability to install the shortcut for the right department. The shorcuts have to point to a cmd file in the parent feature, but this isn't possible.
Adding the cmd file to all of the sub-features doenst help as Wise shows that i use duplicate files. When i want to create a shortcut there arent any files in any of the sub-features.
Who could shine a light? Who has other solutions? Who can help me?
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Posted by:
cdupuis
19 years ago
Well, most of my answers will point to deploying it via group policy in active directory as it is free and simple (well simpler). My suggestion would be to create a base MSI then a new transform file for each department, then deploy them via group policies and assign the package and the corresponding MST file to the correct OU.
Posted by:
MSIPackager
19 years ago
Hi, can't say I totally understand the solution you are trying to implement but I'd suggest you either;
1) Create a different package for each department, with the relevant command line (inc arguments) run via vbscript - each package can then have just one shortcut.
2) Create 1 base package with all x number of shortcuts (again each unique command line run via separate vbscript) then use a custom .mst file to remove the shortcuts that aren't required for each department.
3) Create just one package which contains all x number of shortcuts which all users will see, leaving them to run the appropriate one - this may not be suitable depending on how secure / sensitive the data is.
We use a product called QVTNet - just a terminal emulator but different depts needs access to different systems (which are just different arguments on term.exe). We use option 1 but have a base package of the QVTNet software, then separate package/s which check for installation of / or install QVTNet first, then run the appropriate command line via vbscript.
Hope this makes sense!
Cheers,
Rob.
1) Create a different package for each department, with the relevant command line (inc arguments) run via vbscript - each package can then have just one shortcut.
2) Create 1 base package with all x number of shortcuts (again each unique command line run via separate vbscript) then use a custom .mst file to remove the shortcuts that aren't required for each department.
3) Create just one package which contains all x number of shortcuts which all users will see, leaving them to run the appropriate one - this may not be suitable depending on how secure / sensitive the data is.
We use a product called QVTNet - just a terminal emulator but different depts needs access to different systems (which are just different arguments on term.exe). We use option 1 but have a base package of the QVTNet software, then separate package/s which check for installation of / or install QVTNet first, then run the appropriate command line via vbscript.
Hope this makes sense!
Cheers,
Rob.
Posted by:
mickman
19 years ago
The problem is that when i have to change the msi file, the mst's don't work anymore. How can i solve that problem, besides totally recreate the mst's?
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