Custom shortcut target from dialog

[bryanfisher]

Hello,

I am trying to figure out how to create a custom shortcut to an external file based on user input from a dialog. I found how to create a shortcut to an external file, but I can't figure out how to make the target dependent on input from a dialog.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Daniel]

Hello and welcome to our forums,

To do so you should just use a property formatted reference in the "Shortcut target:" field of the "Shortcut Properties" view. For instance you can set the "Shortcut target" field like this:

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[TARGET_PROP]

and then on a dialog from "Dialogs" page of your setup project add a path edit control (using the TARGET_PROP property) where the customer could enter or browse for target file path.

All the best,
Daniel

[bryanfisher]

I have set this up, but the dialog I created with the path edit control on it is never shown, and I receive a "Specified path is empty" error. If I put a default value in the path edit control, I get a "path not found" error. I never see the dialog.

[Daniel]

Hello,

I am not so sure why this happens. Can you please send us the .AIP (project file) and a verbose log of the installation to support at advancedinstaller dot com so we can investigate them?

All the best,
Daniel