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10-29-2002, 03:07 PM
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>HOWTO: Create a Shortcut to an Internet URL</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><h3>HOWTO: Create a Shortcut to an Internet URL</h3><b>Document ID: IR02036</b><hr>The information in this article applies to:<ul><li>Setup Factory 6.0</li></ul><hr><h3>SUMMARY</h3><p>This article explains how to create a shortcut to an Internet URL using Setup Factory 6.0.</p><h3>DISCUSSION</h3><p>Creating a shortcut to an Internet URL is a very easy process in Setup Factory 6.0. It involves nothing more then using a <b>Create Shortcut</b> action and setting the <b>Target file</b> field to be the URL that you would like to shortcut to point to. </p><p>For example, if we wanted to create a shortcut to: http://www.indigorose.com/site/index.php on the end user's desktop our <b>Create Shortcut</b> action would look like this:</p><pre><code><b>Folder:</b> %Desktop%<br><b>Shortcut Description:</b> My Program<br><b>Target File:</b> http://www.indigorose.com/site/index.php<br><b>Command Line Arguments:</b><br><b>Icon Index:</b> 0<br><b>Use external icon file:</b> Unchecked<br><b>External Icon Path:</b> N/A<br><b>Working Directory:</b><br><b>Run Mode:</b> Normal</code></pre><p><b>Note:</b> This is <b>not</b> supported on Windows 95.<h3>MORE INFORMATION</h3><p>For more information please see the following topics in the Setup Factory 6.0 help file:</p><ul><li><b>Command Reference | Actions | Individual Actions | Create Shortcut</b></li><li><b>Command Reference | Variables | Built-in Variables</b></li></ul><p>KEYWORDS: Setup Factory 6.0, Shortcut, Internet, URL, Website</p><hr><FONT SIZE=1>Last reviewed: October 29, 2002<br>Copyright © 2002 <A HREF="http://www.indigorose.com" target="blank">Indigo Rose Corporation</a>. All rights reserved.<br></FONT></BODY></HTML>