It was merely an example of passing a command line to %ComSpec%, which is what I am actually trying to accomplish. It isn't clear to me that I can use ExeCommand with %ComSpec% since I am not installing that file myself.
So the question remains - is there a way to remove the quotes which cause Target to break? Thanks for trying. JVE -----Original Message----- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 8:55 PM To: Jason Van Eaton Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting the target of a shortcut Jason Van Eaton wrote: > I want to set the Target of a Shortcut as follows (please not the location of > the quotes and direction of the forward slash)... > > %ComSpec% /k "C:\Program Files\<MyApp>\wix\doc\wix.chm" > Why use %ComSpec% to start a .chm file? Here's what the WiX3.msi shortcut authoring looks like: <Component Id="ChmDocumentation" Guid="6AA2591A-B5F8-44D9-91F4-3D7CD95635E0"> <File Id="WiX.chm" Name="WiX.chm" KeyPath="yes" /> <Shortcut Id="WixChmShortcut" Directory="WixShortcutFolder" Name="WiX $(var.WixVersion) Documentation" Advertise="yes" /> </Component> -- sig://boB http://bobs.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
