Hi Jeff,
Let's step back and take a closer look at your code below.
Normally we start directory structure like this:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="MYAPPLICATIONFOLDER" Name="MyProduct">
...
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
By default, product will be installed in ProgramFilesFolder (see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(v=VS.85).aspx#system_folder_properties
for more options) in MyProduct subfolder (users can override default folder
with whatever they want using either UI or command line). All components must
go inside <Directory> elements which defined below ProgramFilesFolder in the
<Directory> elements tree. So, your code should look like this:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="MYAPPLICATIONFOLDER" Name="MyProduct">
<Component Id="ComponentA" ... />
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
Now, we need to add a shortcut to one of the components to open command window.
First, we need to define a folder where shortcut will be created:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="MYAPPLICATIONFOLDER" Name="MyProduct">
<Component Id="ComponentA" ... />
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" ...>
<Directory Id="MyProductShortcutFolder" ... />
</Directory>
</Directory>
Under Program Menu folder (see link above for more options, like
StartMenuFolder, DesktopFolder, etc) we create shortcut with ID
MyProductShortcutFolder. Now we need to link <Shortcut> element to this folder:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="MYAPPLICATIONFOLDER" Name="MyProduct">
<Component Id="ComponentA" ... >
<Shortcut Id="MyShortcut"
Directory="MyProductShortcutFolder"
WorkingDirectory="MYAPPLICATIONFOLDER" ... />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" ...>
<Directory Id="MyProductShortcutFolder" ... />
</Directory>
</Directory>
So, Shortcut/@Directory is pointing (has the same value as Id attribute)
shortcut folder and Shortcut/@WorkingDirectory is pointing to a folder where
binaries are installed.
Regards,
Alex
-----Original Message-----
From: jeff00seattle [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 2:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Program Menu: Target shortcut is a Directory
Thanks for the reply
I am getting close, but I am getting a cascading program menu item. I trying to
setup Platform Tools as my folder shortcut. This is my current status
All Programs > Platform Tools > Platform Tools
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="Platform Tools" >
<Component Id="ProgramMenuFolderPlatformShortcut" Guid="GUID">
<Shortcut
Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut"
Name="Platform Tools"
Target="[PlatformTools]"
Arguments='/k'
WorkingDirectory="PlatformTools"
/>
<RemoveFolder Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
<RegistryValue
Root="HKCU"
Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Platform Tools"
Name="ShortcutInstalled"
Type="integer"
Value="1"
KeyPath="yes"
/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
I tried, but no program menu item appeared:
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Component Id="ProgramMenuFolderPlatformShortcut" Guid="GUID">
<Shortcut
Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut"
Name="Platform Tools"
Target="[PlatformTools]"
Arguments='/k'
WorkingDirectory="PlatformTools"
/>
<RegistryValue
Root="HKCU"
Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Platform Tools"
Name="ShortcutInstalled"
Type="integer"
Value="1"
KeyPath="yes"
/>
</Component>
</Directory>
-----
Thanks
Jeff in Seattle
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