Shortcuts View/Shortcut Target - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Shortcuts View/Shortcut Target

There are four shortcut Target Types you can add to a transform:
Table 12-18 • Shortcut Target Types
Target Type
File from MSI Package
File from File System
Advertised Shortcut
Destination Folder
The Target Type that is selected affects what you should enter in the Target property field:
File from MSI Package & File from File System
Under most circumstances, shortcut targets are applications or batch files. You simply provide the full path to the
application or batch file in the Target property. However, after entering the target, if you leave the Shortcuts view
and then return to it, you find that the target has changed. For example, you might have entered
C:\Temp\MyFolder\mytarget.exe
that the path has been replaced based on entries made to the Directory table. For more information, see
Determining the Path of Changed
By stringing together the directories you just located in the Directory table, you can determine the path represented
by
[MyFolder]
absolute values of these other directories in the same fashion.
Destination Folder
To point the shortcut to a folder rather than a file, select Destination Folder in the Target Type property, and then
select a folder name from the Target property drop-down list. The Target list includes available folders on the target
system, from the MSI package, and from the transform.
Advertised Shortcut
You can also target Windows Installer features, which you can use for feature advertisement. To specify a feature as
a shortcut target, simply enter the feature name in the Target field. You can determine the name of the feature by
going to the Direct Editor and selecting the Feature table. The list of features that you can target is listed in the
Features column of the table.
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Description
Used if the shortcut's target is a file that is part of the base Windows Installer
package.
Used if the shortcut's target is a file already existing on the target system.
Used if you want this to be a shortcut to an "advertised" feature. Advertised
features are not installed immediately during the setup process. Instead, they are
installed when requested. The shortcut makes it appear that the feature is already
installed, although it is not installed until the end user requests it.
Used if the shortcut points to a folder rather than a file.
as the target, but it now reads
Shortcuts.
in the shortcut target. If you use the drop-down list in the Target property, you can determine the
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[MyFolder]mytarget.exe
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