Creating Shortcut to desktop for an existing file on the filesystem..

[Abdullah Ahmed]

Hey Guys,

I've been tasked with creating some shortcuts to the desktop when our app
installs. Most of these shortcuts belong to our own app and its deployed
files but a couple belong to other executables that already exist on the
target system (such as Sharepoint Central Admin).

For the shortcuts I need to deply for our own app I think an unadvertised
shortcut is the way to go? I have the following code for one of my
shortcuts..

<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder" Advertise="yes"
Name="Solution Manager" Icon="SolutionManager.exe">
      <Icon Id="IntuitionSolutionManager.exe"
SourceFile="$(var.SolutionManagerRootFolder)SolutionManager.exe" />
</Shortcut>

I am confused however about creating shortcuts to apps that already exist on
the system. In particular I want to create a shortcut to the Sharepoint
Central Admin and place it on the desktop. The existing Sharepoint Central
Admin shortcut in start menu has the following target...

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server
extensions\12\BIN\psconfigui.exe" -cmd showcentraladmin

How do I go about creating a shortcut for this on the desktop? Also how do I
pass it the arguments (-cmd showcentraladmin).

Regards,

. Abdullah Ahmed
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[Rob Mensching-6]

Shortcut/@Target is a Formatted target so you can put a Property
reference in there that resolves to the file you want. Arguments go in
Shortcut/@Arguments (I think, the WiX.chm will know for sure).

Abdullah Ahmed wrote:

> Hey Guys,
>
> I've been tasked with creating some shortcuts to the desktop when our app
> installs. Most of these shortcuts belong to our own app and its deployed
> files but a couple belong to other executables that already exist on the
> target system (such as Sharepoint Central Admin).
>
> For the shortcuts I need to deply for our own app I think an unadvertised
> shortcut is the way to go? I have the following code for one of my
> shortcuts..
>
> <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder" Advertise="yes"
> Name="Solution Manager" Icon="SolutionManager.exe">
>       <Icon Id="IntuitionSolutionManager.exe"
> SourceFile="$(var.SolutionManagerRootFolder)SolutionManager.exe" />
> </Shortcut>
>
> I am confused however about creating shortcuts to apps that already exist on
> the system. In particular I want to create a shortcut to the Sharepoint
> Central Admin and place it on the desktop. The existing Sharepoint Central
> Admin shortcut in start menu has the following target...
>
> "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server
> extensions\12\BIN\psconfigui.exe" -cmd showcentraladmin
>
> How do I go about creating a shortcut for this on the desktop? Also how do I
> pass it the arguments (-cmd showcentraladmin).
>
> Regards,
>
> . Abdullah Ahmed
> . [hidden email]
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