Is it possible for a shortcut in one component to target an
executable file in a different component? I can't figure out the
right syntax to make this work.
The reason I'm doing this is to try and give the user the option of
whether or not to install a desktop shortcut for our application.
The only way I can find of making the shortcut installation optional
is to put the shortcut in a separate component, and attach a
condition to that component. Light seems happy with the condition on
the component, but is complaining about my attempts to make the
shortcut. I've been trying things like:
<Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="Life Balance">
<Component Id="MainApplication" Guid="...">
<File Id="Life_Balance.exe" name="Life Balance.exe" Source="..."/>
</Component>
<Component ID="DesktopShortcut" Guid="...">
<Condition>INSTALLDESKTOPSHORTCUT</Condition>
<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder"
Name="Life Balance"
Advertise="no" Icon="Application.ico" Target="Life_Balance.exe"/>
</Component>
</Directory>
But this is giving me errors like:
ICE03: Not a valid foreign key; Table: Shortcut, Column: Target, Key
(s): DesktopShortcut
ICE18: KeyPath for Component: 'DesktopShortcut' is Directory:
'INSTALLDIR'. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the
CreateFolders table.
ICE43: Component DesktopShortcut has non-advertised shortcuts. It
should use a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file.
ICE57: Component 'DesktopShortcut' has both per-user and per-machine
data with a per-machine KeyPath.
If there is a better solution for this problem, I'd love to hear it.
Thanks,
--Stuart A. Malone
Llamagraphics, Inc.
Makers of Life Balance personal coaching software
http://www.llamagraphics.com/
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