Create shortcut to folder

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Hi,

I need to make a shortcut on the desktop to CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS\Myprogram
so the user can open that folder in Explorer.

Is that possible ?

Cheers,
/Poul

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Yes

Jane Fleming

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Hi Jane,

I know I shouldn't have asked since Setupbuilder does almost everything
(apart from making the coffee) ;-)

Any hint how ?

/Poul

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Might try something like this

Jane Fleming

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BTW... the pick list won't let you pick a folder.
So either put a file in the folder, pick that, and then edit the parameter,
or else just type the Target yourself:
%_CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS%\PoulsProgram


Jane Fleming

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You are the star.
Thanks a lot.

/Poul

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Hi Jane,

> Might try something like this

Well, I am really impressed by you. Inspired, too. I read your answer and
thought by myself: "Hmm, is this really possible? Can SetupBuilder do
this"? Then your solution. You were completely right. SetupBuilder can do
it :)

Do you need a job <g>

Friedrich

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Aw, c'mon, Friedrich.
Wasn't it you who recently posted: "A shortcut is a file. And a file is a
file"...??
And a folder is also a "file" ;)

And sure, I need a job. I'd love to work for you.
Afraid the commute would be a bitch, though... very few direct flights from
San Luis Obispo to Frankfurt....


Jane

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> Aw, c'mon, Friedrich.
> Wasn't it you who recently posted: "A shortcut is a file. And a file is
> a file"...??
> And a folder is also a "file" ;)

<G> You are so right :)

> And sure, I need a job. I'd love to work for you.
> Afraid the commute would be a bitch, though... very few direct flights
> from San Luis Obispo to Frankfurt....

San Luis Obispo to Dusseldorf would be better <g>

Friedrich

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Silly of me!
Of course it would. :)

Jane

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She'd be quite an asset

Jeff Slarve

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Pronounced the way Limbaugh pronounces "reporterette" ?? <g>

Jane Fleming

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Poul,

> I know I shouldn't have asked since Setupbuilder does almost everything
> (apart from making the coffee) ;-)
>
> Any hint how ?

What Jane suggested (I am impressed <g>). See attached demo script ;-)

The installer will create PoulsProgram under CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS. Then
it creates a Shortcut on the Desktop that points to PoulsProgram.

BTW, to uninstall, please go to c:\sb65test and run Uninst_ShortcutToFolder
Demo.exe

Does this help?

Friedrich

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Hi Friedrich,

Yes - with the assiastance from Jane and you everything is just as I wanted
it.

Now I just need to figure out how to set compiler-constants from an INI-file
at compile time and thereby set the
CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS\PoulsProgram\ClientID to a value (ClientID) read from
an INI-file.
I also would like to set a number of other settings in the project this way.
Well thats for the next project.

Cheers
/Poul