CreateShortcut Example 1

InstallShield 2016 » 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.

    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;

end;

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