Create Desktop Shortcut to a folder

[mdxafx]

Hi All,

Im using Setup Factory to install some project files, they are word, excel..etc, to a users (selected Drive) within the folder named -> Exercise Files.

The files install fine to any chosen Drive,

but i want to be able to create a shortcut of where the folder has been installed, c: d: e:\Exercise Files to the desktop for easy acess.

Im a little stuct as how to do this?
could someone please push me in the right direction as where to start?


Thanks all.
Mdx.

[Tek]

If you are using the %AppFolder% variable for your installation folder, this will create a shortcut on the desktop for it.

Shell.CreateShortcut(Shell.GetFolder(SHF_DESKTOP), "My Files", SessionVar.Expand("%AppFolder%"), "", "", "", 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL, nil, "");

[mdxafx]

Thanks Tek,

The path was slightly extented so first time build of:-

Shell.CreateShortcut(Shell.GetFolder(SHF_DESKTOP), "My Files", SessionVar. Expand("%AppFolder%"), "", "", "", 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL, nil, "");

didn't work!

Then i realised my path was %AppFolder%\Exercise Files

so i added it:-

Shell.CreateShortcut(Shell.GetFolder(SHF_DESKTOP), "My Files", SessionVar. Expand("%AppFolder%\\Exercise Files"), "", "", "", 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL, nil, "");

And it worked, Thanks a lot!
great help!:yes :yes :yes

Mdx

[mamun]

Thanks... I used that and succeeded..

well, can you help that,
when i will uninstall it the shortcut will be removed.
but how can i do that and where i have to write code.

Best Regards,
Abdullah Al Mamun

[Adam]

There are 2 ways you can do this:

1) You can add the shortcut to the uninstall file using:

UninstallData.AddItem(UNINDATA_SHORTCUTS, {Filename="full path to .lnk file"});

2) Or you can add a Shell.DeleteShortcut() action to the uninstall actions section.

Adam Kapilik