Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2011-03-24 Thread scotts
Here is my solution to create shortcut to a folder. Note that the Advertise must be no. Call explorer and pass it the directory to open. -- View this m

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sascha Beaumont
No idea then sorry, suggest looking at the log files and seeing if you can debug the issue. Additionally see if you can manually create a shortcut with the settings suggested and see if that works On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Sach wrote: > > Still no luck Sascha. > :( > > I replaced the earl

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sach
Still no luck Sascha. :( I replaced the earlier Target element with this as you instructed. Target=""[WindowsFolder]Explorer.exe""[CommonAppDataFolder]\MT\STR"" However, now it doesn't create anything at all on the desktop. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-too

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sascha Beaumont
If Target="[CommonAppDataFolder]\MT\STR" fails, then try Target=""[WindowsFolder]Explorer.exe" "[CommonAppDataFolder]\MT\STR"" On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Sach wrote: > [CommonAppDataFolder]\MT\STR -- _

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sascha Beaumont
Well a folder isn't an application, when you "open" a folder it's being shown using Explorer.exe - try as a parameter to that On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Sach wrote: > > I changed the code as follows: > > >       >       >       Guid="{8436995c-2e76-4030-b92d-c6b4bc243c43}"> >            

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sach
I changed the code as follows: Now it places a shortcut on desktop, however there is a problem. It actually creates a Shortcut to "BSStrage" thinking that it is an application. However, "BSStrage" is actually a folder and I need to create a short

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Rob Mensching
This might help: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/4/27/How-to-create-an-uninstall-shortcut-and-pass-all-the On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 1:53 AM, Sach wrote: > > Can someone please help me with this issue? I'm finding it difficult to get > accustomed to this Wix code. > -- > View this message

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sach
Can someone please help me with this issue? I'm finding it difficult to get accustomed to this Wix code. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Desktop-Shortcut-to-a-Folder-tp4906239p4935793.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-19 Thread Sach
Yes I did what's in it but still I keep getting error messages. I'll elaborate what exactly I did. I have a directory in "C:\ProgramData\MT\STR" and I want to place a short cut to this "STR" directory on Desktop using the installation. I placed the following code in the structure.

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-15 Thread Sascha Beaumont
Have you read the manual? Checked the archives? http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/20/from-msi-to-wix-part-10-shortcuts.aspx http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_shortcut.htm http://n2.nabble.com/Shortcut-to-Folder-example-td710954.html On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:40 AM,

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-15 Thread Sach
Can anyone help with this problem please? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Desktop-Shortcut-to-a-Folder-tp4906239p4910734.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Download

[WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-15 Thread Sach
I am assigned the task of creating a desktop shortcut to a folder. That is, in our Wix Project, when the setup is executed it will create a particular folder for storing log files. So, I need the installer to create a desktop shortcut to this folder when installing. How can I do that? Please not