ShortCut Problem

vrtata · 28th March 2002, 03:40

I am trying to create a desktop shortcut using the following command

CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Reports" "$INSTDIR\WINTAD.EXE /C 20214013.cfg 202.140.138.22"

The problem that I am facing is that the shortcut get created just fine but on viewing the properties of the shortcut, the target file is enclosed in double quotes and hence the shortcut does not work properly.

The shortcut I need to create a shortcut that contains lot of parameters. Can somebody help me in achieving this??

Thanx

Yathosho · 28th March 2002, 04:41

mmmh, i'm pretty new to strings, but this could work

code:
StrCpy $1 "$INSTDIR\WINTAD.EXE /C 20214013.cfg 202.140.138.22"

CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Reports" $1

good luck

vrtata · 28th March 2002, 06:58

Thanx but the solution does'nt work. The shortcut gets created but the target file name along with the parameters are all enclosed in double quotes preventing it to work properly.

28th March 2002, 07:33

The parameters should go into a separate string, not together with the file that should be opened.

Eg.:
CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\prob.lnk" '"$WINDIR\notepad.exe"' '"$WINDIR\win.ini"'

As described in the NSIS Docs.

-Hendri.

vrtata · 28th March 2002, 08:26

Thanx a lot. The solution works

28th March 2002, 12:55

Great!!!

-Hendri.

28th March 2002, 03:40	#1
vrtata Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: India Posts: 7	ShortCut Problem I am trying to create a desktop shortcut using the following command CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Reports" "$INSTDIR\WINTAD.EXE /C 20214013.cfg 202.140.138.22" The problem that I am facing is that the shortcut get created just fine but on viewing the properties of the shortcut, the target file is enclosed in double quotes and hence the shortcut does not work properly. The shortcut I need to create a shortcut that contains lot of parameters. Can somebody help me in achieving this?? Thanx

28th March 2002, 04:41	#2
Yathosho Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: AT-DE Posts: 3,168	mmmh, i'm pretty new to strings, but this could work code: StrCpy $1 "$INSTDIR\WINTAD.EXE /C 20214013.cfg 202.140.138.22" CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Reports" $1 good luck Fossil 2002 III \| visboTVisbot \| NSIS Highlighter \| NSIS Twitter \| NSIS Graphics \| PimpBot \| How to setup AVS?

28th March 2002, 06:58	#3
vrtata Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: India Posts: 7	Short Cut Problem with lot of parameters Thanx but the solution does'nt work. The shortcut gets created but the target file name along with the parameters are all enclosed in double quotes preventing it to work properly.

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28th March 2002, 07:33	#4
Smile2Me Guest Posts: n/a	The parameters should go into a separate string, not together with the file that should be opened. Eg.: CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\prob.lnk" '"$WINDIR\notepad.exe"' '"$WINDIR\win.ini"' As described in the NSIS Docs. -Hendri.

28th March 2002, 08:26	#5
vrtata Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: India Posts: 7	Thanx a lot. The solution works

28th March 2002, 12:55	#6
Smile2Me Guest Posts: n/a	Great!!! -Hendri.