[WiX-users] What's the neatest way of adding a start menu shortcut to an installed file?

I've followed the instructions here: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm, to add a start menu shortcut, and while that produces no warnings, I thought it would be more elegant to use [#MyApplicationFile] for the target like this: DirectoryRef

Re: [WiX-users] What's the neatest way of adding a start menu shortcut to an installed file?

I prefer to advertise my shortcuts to avoid all these problems. On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:19 AM, David Lowndes dav...@mvps.org wrote: I've followed the instructions here: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm, to add a start menu shortcut, and while that

Re: [WiX-users] What's the neatest way of adding a start menu shortcut to an installed file?

I prefer to advertise my shortcuts to avoid all these problems. OK, I started down that path too and also had problems with that. :( Do you know of a concise example of doing what I need using advertised shortcuts? Dave

Re: [WiX-users] What's the neatest way of adding a start menu shortcut to an installed file?

I prefer to advertise my shortcuts to avoid all these problems. OK, this example has sorted me out: http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2008/02/20/from-msi-to-wix-part- 10-shortcuts.aspx It's hard to find the wheat from the chaff with all the WiX information around. :( Dave