This is what I have used for my application. <Shortcut Id="StartMenuShortcut" Name="My Application" Description="My Application Shorcut" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" Target="[INSTALLDIR]MyApplication.exe" />
The MyApplication.exe needs to be the exact filename of the executable that the shortcut is pointing to. The use of [INSTALLDIR] instead of an absolute file reference is used in my installer as it means that the shortcut always points to the installed file even if the user changes the install directory. If the user cannot alter the install directory then using an absolute reference (C:\Program Files\.... etc) to the file should work also. Chris -----Original Message----- From: JLM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 09:39 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute So in my last email I got a hint to use the Target attribute of the shortcut tag. I need the shortcut's target to be: "C:\Program Files\Tcl\bin\wish85.exe" "path_to_tcl file" Unfortunately, the schema documentation for the shortcut tag is empty, so I don't know exactly how to format this tag. I have set the Target attribute to: Target='"C:\Program Files\Tcl\bin\wish85.exe" [#file_10]' But when I do this, I do not get any entry in the start menu. When I remove this, but have WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" I get an entry in the start menu, but the target is wrong. Maybe the shortcut is in the wrong place? I have it as a subtag of the file tag of the file I am trying to make a shortcut to. What do I need to do to get the shortcut to show up in the start menu, and have the correct target? Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
