Hi, Thanks for your answer. Changing to [PROWCINI_PATH] didn't work at first glance, so after deeper investigations, I found the value returned by RegistrySearch wasn't correct. Changing attribute Type to "raw" (and removing $ sign before PROWCINI_PATH ! ) gives me a correct result. So I now have a working solution, but is it normal that using attribute Type="file" gives me an incorrect result (I get parent directory instead of file name) ?
Best regards Gilles QUERRET -----Message d'origine----- De : Mike Dimmick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mardi 3 octobre 2006 11:28 À : Gilles Querret; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Objet : RE: [WiX-users] Problem creating shortcut The $ symbol is used in the Target attribute to find a component's path. You need to evaluate the value of the property, so your Target should be [PROWCINI_PATH]. References: Shortcut table: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/shortcut_table.asp Shortcut data type: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/shortcut.asp Formatted data type: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/formatted.asp -- Mike Dimmick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gilles Querret Sent: 03 October 2006 08:06 To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: [WiX-users] Problem creating shortcut [2nd try, first one never appeared on mailing list] Hi, I have a problem in my installer with creating shortcuts : basically, I need to create a shortcut where the executable isn't part of my installer and I just need to provide parameters. I retrieve the executable path using : <Property Id="PROWCINI_PATH"> <RegistrySearch Id="ProwcIniPath" Root="HKLM" Key="Software\PSC\WebClient" Name="ProwciniPath" Type="file"/> </Property> And I add icon using : <Shortcut Id="Shortcut1" Advertise="no" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="MyShortcut" Target="[$PROWCINI_PATH]" Arguments=" <http://localhost/foo/bar>"/> Problem is that when running the installer, I get my icon created in desktop folder, but executable path isn't the value of PROWCINI_PATH, but to its parent directory. WiX help says for target attribute that the value will be defaulted to the parent File when nested under a File element. So how is it possible to create a shortcut using the correct executable path ? Best regards -- Gilles QUERRET ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDE V _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
