[ProductName] for shortcuts

[Atlas]

I'm not using the latest version, so sorry if this has been implemented already. But it would be neat to be able to put "[ProductName]" in shortcuts so that I didn't have redo the shortcut names each time I change the product name, say from "MyApp 2.5" to "MyApp 2.6".

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[Cosmin]

Hi,

Unfortunately we cannot detect which EXE represents the main application so we can use ProductName by default for its shortcuts. Also, using ProductName for all shortcuts is not an option because most installers create shortcuts to other resources (help, uninstall, a website etc.).

When you create a shortcut you can name it from the start using ProductName.

Regards,
Cosmin

[Atlas]

Thank you very much for your reply! I'm not completely sure why you'd need to detect which EXE represents the main application. There are already other places where [ProductName] can be successfully inserted and will automatically be replaced with the desired string:

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I'm simply interested in having the number of places where "[ProductName]" strings can be used to be expanded. The behavior I'm looking for is the same as the current behavior in other places where "[ProductName]" can be used.

[Cosmin]

Hi,

I'm sorry, I misunderstood what you wanted. Please note that you can already use ProductName for shortcut names. However, since shortcut names are stored as text, the property needs to be pseudo-formatted. In your case, the shortcut name can be:

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[|ProductName]

Regards,
Cosmin

[Atlas]

Thank you--it worked beautifully! I didn't know about the "|" character.