Try setting Target="[#wish85.exe]"... or whatever your filename is.
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 10:42 AM, JLM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, I thought I had this working, but it is not. I think the quotes are > getting set wrong. I know that if I open up the shortcut's properties page, > and set the value in the > target field to exactly this: > > "C:\Program Files\Tcl\bin\wish85.exe" "C:\...my_file" > > I can click on the shortcut and start my application. Now, however, WiX is > setting the target to: > > "C:\Program Files\Tcl\bin\wish85.exe C:\...my_file" > > Notice the missing double quotes. I have Target set to > > Target="[wish_shortcut] [#file_10]" > > And the property wish_shortcut is: > > <Property Id="wish_shortcut" Value="C:\Program Files\Tcl\bin\wish85.exe" /> > > I tried setting Target to: > > Target='"[wish_shortcut]" "[#file_10]"' > > But then the target no longer shows up in the start menu. > > wish85.exe is not my application; it is not part of my installation. > > Chris Lord wrote: > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
