Try Target="[#Life_Balance.exe]" in the shortcut element.
-- Bill Arnette www.signalscape.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Stuart A. Malone > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 3:27 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Shortcut targeting file in a different component? > > > 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/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
