Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

We have some advertises and some that are not. I'll have to check if the apps to the shortcuts that are advertised are the only ones that produce sxs in the event viewer during installs. If so then I'll check to see what happens if I turn advertisement off. Thanks. -- View this message in conte

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

Are the shortcuts advertised or not? The behavior of CreateShortCuts is different in the advertised/non-advertised cases. If the shortcut is advertised it's basically a pointer to the keypath of the component, and that will result in a call to MsiProvideComponent () if it's used. It's not advertis

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

Yes that is basically what InstallShield is doing and again the only reason that we are still supporting this is that we still have administrators that push out our software by .msi only and therefore we had to support a multi .msi package so that they only had to push out a single .msi file instea

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer An InstallShield chain of MSIs is the "single transaction" install, the multi-package transaction where the whole transaction of multiple MSIs isn&

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

___ > Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ > > > > -Original Message- > From: TimM [mailto:timmay...@smarttech.com] > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 11:00 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourcef

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

I don't know if this comment relates to your concern, but, after some experimentation, I have interpreted the last paragraph in Remarks, at the following link to indicate that my Icon/@Id should be formated with an extension which is the same as the file which the shortcut targets. So even though

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

hort replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: TimM [mailto:timmay...@smarttech.com] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 11:00 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly err

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

No we are not doing nested installs. Since Wix does not support an admin chain install that creates a output .msi we are using InstallShield to create our chain installs to chain all out wix install projects. We have quite a few wixlib 32 bit assemblies that we create to that gets installed and ar

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

October 10, 2014 11:51 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer Coming back to this one just to see if there may be another reason for this issue. Again it does not prevent out apps from running at the

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

Coming back to this one just to see if there may be another reason for this issue. Again it does not prevent out apps from running at the end of the install, it is just an issue of seeing sxs errors in the Event Viewer. I checked the app .exe manifest files and yes all the assemblies that are decl

[WiX-users] Shortcut Icon Disappears in XP

I'm having a strange issue with an installer (using WiX and Burn). We've put out about 15 updates (all major upgrades) without any problems. Now the latest update is causing the icon on the desktop shortcut to disappear on XP (leaving us with the default windows shortcut icon). The icon is fine

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

Start Here: Visual studio redistributable & side-by-side / DependentAssembly error - The Birth and Growth of Science is the Death and Atrophy of Art. -- Unknown -- View this me

[WiX-users] Shortcut creation seems to cause sxs assembly error in Event Viewer

I am working on an issue that we are seeing when our WiX project creates shortcuts to target files that require assemblies to be already installed onto the machine. Okay here is the issue. We run our install, all shortcuts are created and the install completes without issues. The app and all short

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder - why?

il they go away on their own (after complaining under their breath a few times). > Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:52:07 +0200 > From: bginf...@kztsoftware.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder - why? > > Hello, the a

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder - why?

" the "All Programs" selection is the area where > "pinned", > > > "recently used" and *some* "recently installed" shortcuts are > displayed. > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:26:44 +0200 > > > &g

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder - why?

t;, > > "recently used" and *some* "recently installed" shortcuts are displayed. > > > > > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:26:44 +0200 > > > From: bginf...@kztsoftware.com > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: [WiX-users] S

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder - why?

ot; and *some* "recently installed" shortcuts are displayed. > > > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:26:44 +0200 > > From: bginf...@kztsoftware.com > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder - why? > > > &g

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder - why?

here "pinned", "recently used" and *some* "recently installed" shortcuts are displayed. > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:26:44 +0200 > From: bginf...@kztsoftware.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted

Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: 04 September 2013 18:21 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted RemoveFolder doesn't remove the folder if it contains files. It's possible that you need to explicitly

[WiX-users] Shortcut in the root of start folder - why?

Hello, I have an strange behaviour with my application. The ApplicationShortcutSqliteStudio is generated inside its folder (ProgramMenuFolder\ApplicationProgramsFolder\utils) as expected, but it is also generated in the root of the start folder. Why the shortcut is also put in the root of the sta

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted

al Message- > >> From: Alexey Ivanov [mailto:alexey.iva...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: 04 September 2013 10:50 > >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted > >> > >> Sep

[WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted

Hi I have this code for a shortcut. This setup is an add on for my main product so the code adds a shortcut to the shortcuts already installed on the target machine. On uninstall however the add on shortcut is never removed, can anyone see what I am doing wrong?

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted

, done exactly the same and it still is not deleting :( >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Alexey Ivanov [mailto:alexey.iva...@gmail.com] >> Sent: 04 September 2013 10:50 >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-u

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted

rom: Alexey Ivanov [mailto:alexey.iva...@gmail.com] > Sent: 04 September 2013 10:50 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted > > Separate shortcut from the component. > > like this: > > https://github.com/krab/va

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted

Hi, Thank you, done exactly the same and it still is not deleting :( -Original Message- From: Alexey Ivanov [mailto:alexey.iva...@gmail.com] Sent: 04 September 2013 10:50 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut not being deleted

Separate shortcut from the component. like this: https://github.com/krab/vacuum-im-wix-installer/blob/master/Product.wxs#L20 https://github.com/krab/vacuum-im-wix-installer/blob/master/Files.wxs#L54 2013/9/4 Natalie Carr > Hi I have this code for a shortcut. This setup is an add on for my mai

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name

XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name What he is saying is that the Shorcut tables Name property isn't formatted so you can't use properties ( []'s ) to change the name of the shortcut at install time. The only solutions I can think of to get a dynamic shortcut name are:

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name

a trivial task to get right. -Original Message- From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 10:08 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name Hi Phil, I see, something lik

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name

l.wil...@mvps.org] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 3:44 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name See the Shortcut table docs: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa371847(v=vs.85).as px Where the Name is not For

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name

- From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:43 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name Hi Rob, Can u provide a quick sample, I'm not too sure what exactly you mean

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name

olset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name Yes but only if the Name column for the Shortcut is of type "Formatted". On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:22 AM, Natalie Carr wrote: > Hi, Is there any way to use a property defined at install time for the > shortcut name attribute or does this

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Name

Yes but only if the Name column for the Shortcut is of type "Formatted". On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:22 AM, Natalie Carr wrote: > Hi, Is there any way to use a property defined at install time for the > shortcut name attribute or does this have to be defined at build time? > > > > Kind Regards, >

[WiX-users] Shortcut Name

Hi, Is there any way to use a property defined at install time for the shortcut name attribute or does this have to be defined at build time? Kind Regards, Natalie Carr -- Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: INSI

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator

Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6:26 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator It's not only preferred, it'

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator

General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator For this application, no I cannot. I know that is preferred (by me too) but some of the necessary use cases for this application kills that approach. On Tue, Sep 25, 20

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator

s the source app (same folder). > > -Original Message- > From: Andy Clugston [mailto:clug...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:46 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as admini

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator

. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator For this application, no I cannot. I know that is preferred (by me too) but some of the necessary use cases for this application kills that approach. On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Peter Shirtcliffe wrote: > Could you in

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator

gt; as > admin privileges ? > > -Original Message- > From: Andy Clugston [mailto:clug...@gmail.com] > Sent: 25 September 2012 18:23 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator > > I wan

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator

Could you include a manifest with the application to require elevation/run as admin privileges ? -Original Message- From: Andy Clugston [mailto:clug...@gmail.com] Sent: 25 September 2012 18:23 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut Element

[WiX-users] Shortcut Element & Run as administrator

I want to create a shortcut to point to my executable. The shortcut will be used in cases where the .exe needs to run with elevate privileges. I don't see any attribute(s) in the schema that can allow me to create the shortcut with this flag. So, is it up to me to deliver the .LNK file myself? Nee

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut highlight in start mune post install

Thank you phil, this clears it up, I have 2 shortcuts to one exe, just with a different argument. Simon -Original Message- From: Philip Sayers [mailto:p...@cds-am.net] Sent: 09 May 2012 15:22 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut highlight in start mune post install

discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut highlight in start mune post install Hello all, I have a number of shortcuts I add to the start menu during installation, however only one of them in highlighted to the user as a new application post install. Is there any way

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut highlight in start mune post install

Hi Simon, You can get halfway there; you can request for a shortcut not to be highlighted by specifying the following shortcut property. System.AppUserModel.ExcludeFromShowInNewInstall http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd391568.aspx http://helpnet.installshield.com/installsh

[WiX-users] Shortcut highlight in start mune post install

Hello all, I have a number of shortcuts I add to the start menu during installation, however only one of them in highlighted to the user as a new application post install. Is there any way to explicitly control which shortcuts are highlighted? Simon Disclaimer: This electronic communication an

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut

Really no one has experience setting an Icon on a shortcut for a non-executable...for example a URL link that is willing to help me out? On 11/18/2011 12:00 AM, Michael Janulaitis wrote: > I'm trying to install a shortcut for a .chm file. I've read else where > I need to create a resource dll an

[WiX-users] Shortcut

I'm trying to install a shortcut for a .chm file. I've read else where I need to create a resource dll and embed the icon. I've embedded an icon in a C++ MSI dll however am still unable to get the correct icon to display. Here's my XML: I'm sure this is really simple. Any help woul

[WiX-users] Shortcut Entries

Hello, I have a situation where on one machine the installer creates the shortcut entry for my application on the Start Menu but it doesn't on another. In both cases, the application installed ok - no errors in the verbose MSI log. Can anyone shed any light on this? Are shortcut entries held in

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation using WIX

of an icon resource in that file. -Original Message- From: Subhasree Ramesh [mailto:subhasree.ram...@live.in] Sent: 06 April 2011 12:22 To: WIX Toolkit Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut creation using WIX Hi All, I found the WIX structure for shortcut entry in MSI. I need some clarity on

[WiX-users] Shortcut creation using WIX

Hi All, I found the WIX structure for shortcut entry in MSI. I need some clarity on the attributes, Directory, WorkingDirectory, Icon and IconIndex. What needs to be the value for Directory and WorkingDirectory, if the shortcut for App1.msi need to be under ProgramFilesMenu/StartMenu/Applica

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Icons showing as generic

: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Icons showing as generic I tried setting Advertise="no" and I get these two ICE errors, which is probably what prompted the change during the conversion. error LGHT0204 : ICE43: Component Autotaskcon

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Icons showing as generic

ssage- From: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 12:29 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut Icons showing as generic When installing my package the icon for normal file shortcuts are initially showi

[WiX-users] Shortcut Icons showing as generic

When installing my package the icon for normal file shortcuts are initially showing up as generic icons. Once a person double-clicks on a particular one then the icon changes to the correct one. We did not have this issue when compiling using WiX 2.0. In that version the Shortcut table in Orca show

Re: [WiX-users] shortcut element

Try "[WindowsFolder]hh.exe,0" for the icon On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:53 PM, subramanyeswari wrote: > > thanks. > > I have added non-advertised shortcut in my code.  here is the code > > Name="Test Books Online" >                                                                 > WorkingDirectory=

Re: [WiX-users] shortcut element

thanks. I have added non-advertised shortcut in my code. here is the code here i am getting two ice errors(43 and 57). I suppressed them. is it because of that. How do i get ? icon as it is a chm file? On the installtion the icon is not shorwing up with a question mark? instead a blank i

Re: [WiX-users] shortcut element

Hello, Try the following Url http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/20/from-msi-to-wix-part-10-shortcuts.aspx --Vinod K On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:03 PM, subramanyeswari wrote: > > Hi, > > Can anyone give me good link for shortcut menu as i have to add a shortcut > for a item in the pro

[WiX-users] shortcut element

Hi, Can anyone give me good link for shortcut menu as i have to add a shortcut for a item in the program menu. Thanks in advance, Subramanyeswari -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/shortcut-element-tp4990196p4990196.html Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut is not using specified icon

plorer's icon cache...? > -Original Message- > From: Alexander Shevchuk (Volt) [mailto:a-ale...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Donnerstag, 8. April 2010 20:23 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut is no

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut is not using specified icon

ML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut is not using specified icon I have a strange problem. Following the directions in the WiX manual, I added a ShortCut which is working well. Now I added a icon, but the shortcut is not using it - it still uses the icon of the EXE! The installation is p

[WiX-users] Shortcut is not using specified icon

I have a strange problem. Following the directions in the WiX manual, I added a ShortCut which is working well. Now I added a icon, but the shortcut is not using it - it still uses the icon of the EXE! The installation is per machine. Any ideas?

[WiX-users] Shortcut to a virtual drive

I'm working on a project which creates a virtual drive which is made available under "Computer" in Windows Explorer, but it hasn't assigned a letter to the drive. I've struggled with creating a shortcut on the desktop to this virtual drive. I've succeeded with creating a shortcut to an exe file, bu

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut path for Merge modules

ly duplicates > what we can do with wise. I don't think that wixlibs are a possibility at > this point, though might be once all the msi projects are converted as > well. > Oh, and I am using wix 3.0.5419.0. > > Thanks, > bill > > -Original Message- > Date: T

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut path for Merge modules

ortly thereafter you convert the MSI projects to WiX, however. -Original Message- From: Bill Packard [mailto:bill.pack...@kepware.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 6:44 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut path for Merge modules Blair, The merge mo

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut path for Merge modules

, and I am using wix 3.0.5419.0. Thanks, bill -Original Message- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:39:51 -0800 From: "Blair" Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut path for Merge modules To: "'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'" Message-ID: Con

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut path for Merge modules

rd [mailto:bill.pack...@kepware.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:55 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut path for Merge modules I am evaluating whether I can port our installations from Wise to Wix. We have several merge modules, each of which contains a set of f

[WiX-users] Shortcut path for Merge modules

I am evaluating whether I can port our installations from Wise to Wix. We have several merge modules, each of which contains a set of files and a couple of shortcuts. In the Wise definition we use a global property to define the shortcut path for the merge modules. I can use the substitution tables

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Names

nd depending on what you are doing, there may be other ways as > well. Also, what OS are you targeting? > > -Original Message- > From: ezimmerman [mailto:ezimmer...@wi.rr.com] > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 9:46 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Names

erman [mailto:ezimmer...@wi.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 9:46 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut Names Is there a way to set the displayed name of a shortcut via property, rather than static text? If so, how? -- View this message in context: http

[WiX-users] Shortcut Names

Is there a way to set the displayed name of a shortcut via property, rather than static text? If so, how? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Shortcut-Names-tp3806142p3806142.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut created with a .bat doesn't work

Hi, Maybe it is too late. Here is what works for me using Target. In WiX 3.0, you have to put it in a separate component instead of File. Shibo -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Shortcut-created-with-a-.bat-doesn%27t-work-tp704981p3349562.html Sent from the wix-users mai

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut points to wrong file

avior you're experiencing. To fix it, just add KeyPath="yes" to a file you want to be a target of shortcut. Alex -Original Message- From: Rafael Rivera [mailto:raf...@withinwindows.com] Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:10 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-us

[WiX-users] Shortcut points to wrong file

I noticed Ondrej was having similar issues, so thought I'd report my experience with shortcuts. Upon building of my MSI with the following snippet, the shortcut gets created but points to file02. If I ensure my Files, with Shortcut children, are placed first, the problem

Re: [WiX-users] shortcut ordering in startmenu

No, according to http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2006/06/19/636823.aspx Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: cemiles [mailto:chad.mi...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:34 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] shortcut ordering in startmenu

[WiX-users] shortcut ordering in startmenu

hello all. my question regards sorted shortcuts in the startmenu. suppose i have an install and it sets up a few shortcuts under a newly created folder under the startmenu. then in a patch i want to add a new shortcut to the same working directory, but i want that new shortcut to appear at the

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut/@Icon referencing fails

-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut/@Icon referencing fails Hi guys, I kept getting error from light.exe error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'Icon:IconExtractor.exe' in section 'Product:*'. The code below doesn't link. Actually what I wa

[WiX-users] Shortcut/@Icon referencing fails

Hi guys, I kept getting error from light.exe error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'Icon:IconExtractor.exe' in section 'Product:*'. The code below doesn't link. Actually what I want to use, is a icon file, not executable file. Because I failed to use a icon file, I tried to use icon

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

The WiX.chm is more complete. There is a bug open on the website issue. -Original Message- From: JLM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:39 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute I did not

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

vember 17, 2008 08:19 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute > > Ok, I have managed to get the string I think I need into the Target of the > shortcut, but, Windows still says it needs to find the executable whe

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

, 2008 08:19 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute Ok, I have managed to get the string I think I need into the Target of the shortcut, but, Windows still says it needs to find the executable when I click on the shortcut. I have

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

; >>> The use of [INSTALLDIR] instead of an absolute file reference is used in >>> my installer as it means that the shortcut always points to the >>> installed file even if the user changes the install directory. If the >>> user cannot alter the install directory th

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

taller as it means that the shortcut always points to the > > installed file even if the user changes the install directory. If the > > user cannot alter the install directory then using an absolute reference > > (C:\Program Files\ etc) to the file should work also. > &g

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

sage----- > From: JLM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 09:39 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute > > So in my last email I got a hint to use the Target attribute of the > shortcut tag. I need the shor

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

I finally figured this out. I must use properties in the Target attribute to point to a target that isn't part of the installation. I thought properties were just a way of keeping common references in one place. JLM wrote: > So in my last email I got a hint to use the Target attribute of the sh

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

, 2008 09:39 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute So in my last email I got a hint to use the Target attribute of the shortcut tag. I need the shortcut's target to be: "C:\Program Files\Tcl\bin\wish85.exe" "path_to_tcl file"

[WiX-users] Shortcut Target Attribute

So in my last email I got a hint to use the Target attribute of the shortcut tag. I need the shortcut's target to be: "C:\Program Files\Tcl\bin\wish85.exe" "path_to_tcl file" Unfortunately, the schema documentation for the shortcut tag is empty, so I don't know exactly how to format this tag. I

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in Wix

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to know how I can add build information in the shortcut > dynamically. > > Like In desktop the icon should show name as "My Product 6.0" . > Use preprocessor variables: Name="My Product $(var.ProductShortVersion)" -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in Wix

Thanks for advice, I'll look into it. -Original Message- From: Sébastien Mouren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:39 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in Wix 2008/10/25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut in Wix

2008/10/25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi > > > > I would like to know how I can add build information in the shortcut > dynamically. > > Like In desktop the icon should show name as "My Product 6.0" . > > > > Thanks Use properties and eventually custom actions. But those have limits too. -

[WiX-users] Shortcut in Wix

Hi I would like to know how I can add build information in the shortcut dynamically. Like In desktop the icon should show name as "My Product 6.0" . Thanks This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential an

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut : enable QuickEdit mode

fluorite wrote: > The above example created a short cut properly but I want to change the > default console shortcut properties such as QuickEdit mode, background color > and etc. Shortcut doesn't seem to have attributes to change these options. > Anyone knows how to do this? Is this even doable us

[WiX-users] Shortcut : enable QuickEdit mode

I am trying to create a shortcut to PowerShell.exe like below: http://n2.nabble.com/Shortcut-%3A-enable-QuickEdit-mode-tp1248007p1248007.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.Net email i

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example

kala > Sent: 11 August 2008 13:06 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example > > > my version(s) of WIX: > 3.0.2925 > and > 3.0.4318 (tried this too, but I use visual studio 2005 to build packages

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example

:06 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example my version(s) of WIX: 3.0.2925 and 3.0.4318 (tried this too, but I use visual studio 2005 to build packages with WIX, 3.0.4318 error/warning outputs are not very good, for some reason

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example

hink, my problem is very silly now.> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:22:35 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example> > Which version of WiX are you using?> >

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example

> I have tried to get simple Shortcut from menus to Folder (no > file). But somehow I always fails. I can get it to file. > > Could someone give me little example? > > I have tried Target=[DirectoryID], as I think should work, > but no success for me. I've got something like this:

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example

er XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example Hi, I don't success for some reason. I have first directory to menu folder: // Then I have shortcut (I also tried with CreateFolder but no success to me, I do something very silly // This folder & component has a

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example

Aug 2008 09:45:27 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder > example> > I have just tried this (in WiX v3):> Name="Test" Directory="DesktopFolder"> Target="[ProgramFi

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example

@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example Hi, I have tried to get simple Shortcut from menus to Folder (no file). But somehow I always fails. I can get it to file. Could someone give me little example? I have tried Target=[DirectoryID], as I think should work, but no success for me

[WiX-users] Shortcut to Folder example

Hi, I have tried to get simple Shortcut from menus to Folder (no file). But somehow I always fails. I can get it to file. Could someone give me little example? I have tried Target=[DirectoryID], as I think should work, but no success for me. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut problem

andywhitt wrote: > Theyre files that I can't leave behind. > > I've found a way of stopping the repair. > > Puttting the files I delete into their own feature away from the shortcuts > doesn't trigger a repair. :) > An explicit repair will restore the files and you can't prevent that. -- sig

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut problem

Theyre files that I can't leave behind. I've found a way of stopping the repair. Puttting the files I delete into their own feature away from the shortcuts doesn't trigger a repair. :) Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > andywhitt wrote: >> I can now see what the problem is. After install finialise I de

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