Add a shortcut to a specified folder in InstallShield

Main idea: Sometimes you need to create a shortcut in the specified folder, depending on your business needs. Add a shortcut to any specified folder by InstallShield's Addfoldericon function.

Addfoldericon (Szprogramfolder, Szitemname, Szcommandline, Szworkingdir, Sziconpath, Nicon, SzShortCutKey, NFlag); /**/ /*--------------------------------------------------------------*

*

* InstallShield Example Script

*

* Demonstrates the Addfoldericon function.

*

* This example places a shortcut to an executable file on the

* Start Menu and the Start Programs menu.

*

* Note:before running this script, set the preprocessor

* Constants so they reference the fully-qualified

* Names of the Windows Notepad executable and a valid

* Text file on the target system.

*

*--------------------------------------------------------------*/



#define PROGRAM "C:/windows/notepad.exe"

#define PARAM "C:/windows/readme.txt"



STRING Szprogramfolder, Szitemname, Szcommandline, Szworkingdir, Sziconpath;

STRING Szshortcutkey, Szprogram, Szparam;

Number Nicon;



#include "ifx.h"

Program



Set up parameters for call to Addfoldericon.

Szprogramfolder = Folder_startmenu;

Szitemname = "Notepad Example 1";



Szprogram = Program;

Szparam = PARAM;

Longpathtoquote (Szprogram, TRUE);

Longpathtoshortpath (Szparam);



Szcommandline = Szprogram + "" + Szparam;



Szworkingdir = "";

Sziconpath = "";

Nicon = 0;

Szshortcutkey = "";



ADD a shortcut to the Start menu.

if (Addfoldericon (Szprogramfolder, Szitemname, Szcommandline, Szworkingdir,

Sziconpath, Nicon, Szshortcutkey, REPLACE) < 0) Then

MessageBox ("Addfoldericon failed.", SEVERE);

Else

Sprintfbox (Information, "Addfoldericon", "%s created successfully.",

Szitemname);

endif