Re: [WiX-users] Setting the target of a shortcut

[Levi W. <ska...@gm...>]

Can't you do something like this:

<Property Id='ShortcutTarget' Value='WorkingDirectory'/>
<CustomAction Id='SetShortcutTarget' Property='ShortcutTarget'
Value='%ComSpec% [\/]k [WorkingDirectory]wix\doc\wix.chm'/>

I thought I read somewhere on MSDN (can't find the doc right now) you can do
[\x] and it will print a literal 'x'.  Maybe try that?


On 1/10/07, Jason Van Eaton <ja...@mi...> wrote:
>
>  I should have mentioned that I had already tried \/ to no avail.
> However, your comment about it being XML makes a lot of sense.  I will try
> the escape sequence for / and see what happens.  Thanks!
>
>
>
> JVE
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Brian Patton [mailto:bri...@gm...]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 09, 2007 4:31 PM
> *To:* Jason Van Eaton
> *Cc:* wix...@li...
> *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Setting the target of a shortcut
>
>
>
> Perhaps you could try backslashing the forward-slash characters? (i.e.
> '\/' for each instance of '/' you want to show up)
>
>
> At least for ampersand (&), I've noticed I have to use &amp; because WiX
> is an XML format. Perhaps it would also accept some hex representation of
> the forward-slash.
>
>
> On 1/9/07, *Jason Van Eaton* <ja...@mi...> wrote:
>
> I want to set the Target of a Shortcut as follows (please not the location
> of the quotes and direction of the forward slash)...
>
> %ComSpec% /k "C:\Program Files\<MyApp>\wix\doc\wix.chm"
>
> <Shortcut Id='Shortcut_Desktop'
>          Directory='DesktopFolder'
>          Name='MyApp'
>          WorkingDirectory='WorkingDirectory'
>          Icon='Icon_MyApp.ico'
>          Target='[ShortcutTarget]'>
> </Shortcut>
>
> <Property Id='WorkingDirectory' Value='INSTALLDIR'/>
> <CustomAction Id='SetWorkingDirectory' Property='WorkingDirectory'
> Value='[INSTALLDIR]'/>
>
> <Property Id='ShortcutTarget' Value='WorkingDirectory'/>
> <CustomAction Id='SetShortcutTarget' Property='ShortcutTarget'
> Value='%ComSpec% /k [WorkingDirectory]wix\doc\wix.chm'/>
>
> What I get is...
>
> "%ComSpec% \k C:\Program Files\<MyApp>\wix\doc\wix.chm"
>
> So the 2 problems I need to overcome are the location of the double quote
> and the changing of the direction of the forward slash to a back slash.
>
> Furthermore, I am a little confused why the WorkingDirectory attribute of
> the Shortcut accepts a Property Id without the []'s and the Target attribute
> does not.  That is more of an inconsistency in my current understanding.
>
> Thanks!
>
> JVE
>
>
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