Shortcut on the desktop

[RobGratt]

In the Custom tab of the Select Shortcut Folder I have put the following for the default shortcut folder:

%Desktop%\Appname.exe

However, when I run setup and it offers :

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Appname.exe

I get the message:

"Your shortcut folder name must not contain any of the following characters: /:*?"<>|"

What am I doing wrong here, please?

[Adam]

Rob,

I have not seen this. Have you tried to specify something like this:

%Desktop%\Appname

So basically removing the .exe part?

Adam Kapilik

[RobGratt]

Adam,
Thanks for the reply.

I tried entering the path without .exe but to no avail.

After some testing, I realised it was the c: that it didn't like, so I removed it. However, now what happens is that the path

"Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Myapp" now appears on the Start Menu and not on the desktop. i.e. under programs I have an entry "Documents and Settings", followed by another sub-menu "All users" etc.

I'm baffled - this should be so easy! I'm using SUF 6.0, BTW....

[Adam]

Rob,

Thank you for clearing that up, I was under the impression that you are using Setup Factory 7.0.

Can you post your project file? If not then you may want to open a support ticket here please remember to include your valid product serial number.

Adam Kapilik

[csd214]

I looked up an old SUF60 project with a desktop shortcut. I have never heard about any problem; see attachment.

In SUF70 you can add your hotkey, “a system-wide key combination that will launch the shortcut”. My code line is

Shell.CreateShortcut(sFolder, sDescription, sTarget, "", sWorkingFolder, sIconPath, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL, tHotKey, sComment);

where tHotKey in this case is set to Ctrl-Shift-N.

I loved SUF60 but SUF70 is a New World.