Creating a Shortcut to Check for Updates

InstallShield 2019 Express Edition

You can create a shortcut to launch FlexNet Connect on the target machine.

To create a shortcut to check for updates:

1. In the View List under Configure the Target System, click Shortcuts/Folders.
2. In the Shortcuts explorer, right-click one of the destination directories and click New Shortcut to Preexisting file.
3. Configure the following settings for the shortcut:

Settings for a Shortcut that Checks for Updates

Setting

Value

Display Name

Check for Updates

Target

[ALLUSERSPROFILE]FlexNet\Connect\11\agent.exe

Icon File

<ISProductFolder>\redist\Language Independent\OS Independent\UpdateService.ico

Arguments

/sn[ProductCode]

Key Name

Check for Updates

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