CreateShortcut Example 1

InstallShield 2015 » InstallScript Language Reference

Note: To call this function in a Basic MSI setup, you must first create a custom action for the entry-point function, execute the custom action in a sequence or as the result of a dialog's control event, and then build the release.

/*-----------------------------------------------------------*\

* InstallShield Example Script

* Demonstrates the CreateShortcut function.

* This example places a shortcut to an executable file on the

* Start menu and the Start Programs menu.

* Note: Before running this script, set the preprocessor

* constants so that they reference the fully qualified

* names of the Windows Notepad executable file and

* a valid text file on the target system.

\*-----------------------------------------------------------*/

#define PROGRAM "C:\\Windows\\Notepad.exe"

#define PARAM "C:\\Windows\\Readme.txt"

function OnFirstUIAfter()

STRING szShortcutFolder, szName, szCommandLine, szWorkingDir;

STRING szShortCutKey, szProgram, szParam, szIconPath;

NUMBER nIcon;

begin

// Set up parameters for call to CreateShortcut.

szShortcutFolder = FOLDER_STARTMENU;

szName = "Notepad Example 1";

szProgram = PROGRAM;

szParam = PARAM;

LongPathToQuote (szProgram, TRUE);

LongPathToShortPath (szParam);

szCommandLine = szProgram + " " + szParam;

szWorkingDir = "";

szIconPath = "";

nIcon = 0;

szShortCutKey = "";

// Add a shortcut to the Start menu.

if (CreateShortcut (szShortcutFolder, szName, szCommandLine, szWorkingDir, szIconPath,

nIcon, szShortCutKey, CS_OPTION_FLAG_REPLACE_EXISTING) < 0) then

MessageBox ("CreateShortcut failed.", SEVERE);

else

SprintfBox (INFORMATION, "CreateShortcut", "%s created successfully.",

szName);

endif;

szShortcutFolder = "";

szName = "Another Notepad Example";

// Add a shortcut to the Programs menu.