The text in the Description attribute is what is displayed for the tooltip to the best of my knowledge. Change it from "$(var.ProductName)" to "[INSTALLDIR]" and it should in theory work but you may need to use a public property (e.g. TOOLTIPDIR) and set it to INSTALLDIR using a Type 51 CustomAction which runs before CreateShortcuts otherwise you may get the default value of INSTALLDIR rather than the actual one set during the install.
Public Properties -> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370912.aspx Types of Custom Actions -> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa372048.aspx InstallExecuteSequence -> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372038.aspx Good luck. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Prabhat Nath [mailto:prabhat.n...@gmail.com] Sent: 16 April 2009 09:16 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to Display Installed Path in Icon Tooltip Hello, I have WiX project and here is how I create desktop shortcut and able to show tooltip too. But how can I modify this to show the "Installed Location" as the tooltip? <Component Id="C_AppPublic_1" Guid="04A6C163-BEE7-4C94-93F0-00705ED27D3C" DiskId="1"> <File Id="F_Client_1" Name="MyClient.exe" Source="$(var.COREDROP)\Client\" Vital="yes" KeyPath="yes"> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder" Advertise="yes" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" Name="$(var.ProductName)" Icon=" Icon.exe" Description="$(var.ProductName)"> <Icon Id="Icon2.exe" SourceFile="$(var.ICONNAME)"/> </Shortcut> </File> <File Id="F_Public_1" Name="EULA.rtf" Source="$(var.DOCDROP)\" /> </Component> Any suggestion/pointer is appreciated. Thanks, Prabhat Nath ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
