Shortcuts sequence

d.g · Post by **d.g** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:52 am

I have created a installer for my application with multiple shortcuts like

AllPrograms>CompanyName>Productname>shortcut1,shortcut2,shortcut3,shortcut4
Every time I run it on different machine shortcuts appears randomly.

I want to fix the order of these shortcuts

Please help

ulrichard · Post by **ulrichard** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:25 am

Hi d.g

how exactly did you create the shortcuts?
I create multiple shortcuts one after one like this:

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   Create Shortcut $SHORTCUTFOLDER$\\Uninstall PointLine2D to $UNINSTALLLINK$
   Create Shortcut $SHORTCUTFOLDER$\\PointLine2D to $TARGETDIR$\\bin\\PointLine2D.exe
   Create Shortcut $DESKTOPDIR$\\PointLine2D to $TARGETDIR$\\bin\\PointLine2D.exe
   Create Shortcut $SHORTCUTFOLDER$\\Search for Updates now to $UNINSTALLLINK$

So far without any problem.

Reading your post, one could imagine you tried to create multiple shortcuts with a single statement?

Rgds
Richard

d.g · Post by **d.g** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:38 am

I am using GUI to create shortcuts
Every time I clicked on new to create shortcut.
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ulrichard · Post by **ulrichard** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:43 am

Can you switch to the code view and have a look, or are you using the express edition?

There's an img tag in your post. Did you post a printscreen? If so, please retry, as I don't see the image.

Rgds
Richard

d.g · Post by **d.g** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:19 am

I am using the same code that you mentioned above.
Please ignore img tag
Thanks

bokkie · Post by **bokkie** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:15 am

d.g wrote:I am using the same code that you mentioned above.
Please ignore img tag
Thanks

If you don't have it, download Orca from Microsoft and install it. Using Orca, open the .msi file and look in the Shortcut table. What does it look like in there? The Name column you'll recognise and you can then chase the Directory column to its equivalent in the Directory table. Maybe there is something in the tables that will give you a clue?