MSI.GetShortcutTarget Examples

table MSI.GetShortcutTarget (

Example 1

-- Get the path to the shortcut file.

strShortcutFolder = Shell.GetFolder(SHF_DESKTOP);

strShortcutFolder = strShortcutFolder.."\\MyShortcut.lnk";

-- Get the shortcut product information.

tbShortcutInfo = MSI.GetShortcutTarget(strShortcutFolder);

-- Show the information in a dialog message.

if (tbShortcutInfo) then

strMessage = "The shortcut information is as follows:\r\n\r\n";

strMessage = strMessage.."Product Code: "..tbShortcutInfo.ProductCode.."\r\n";

strMessage = strMessage.."Feature ID: "..tbShortcutInfo.FeatureID.."\r\n";

strMessage = strMessage.."Component Code: "..tbShortcutInfo.ComponentCode.."\r\n";

Dialog.Message("Shortcut Info", strMessage);

else

-- Show an error message

Dialog.Message("Error", "Could not get shortcut info.");

end

Gets product information from a shortcut file and shows it in a dialog message, or if the action fails, an error message is shown.