>>>While installing my app can I add a shortcut?
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>>In the help file, look up "[icons]" in the index. But do yourself a favour and get a copy of
istool. It's donationware.
>
>I already use IStool. I looked up [icons] in the index and got nothing in return.
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>So I'm still stuck. I'm able to add an icon in the menu but I don't know how to add a shortcut.
Did you look up [icons] in istool, or in Innosetup. Make sure you're looking in Innosetup's help.
For the record, here is the section from the help file:
[Icons] section
This optional section defines any shortcuts Setup is to create in the Start Menu
and/or other locations, such as the desktop.
Here is an example of an [Icons] section:
[Icons]
Name: "{group}\My Program"; Filename: "{app}\MYPROG.EXE"; WorkingDir: "{app}"
Name: "{group}\Uninstall My Program"; Filename: "{uninstallexe}"
The following is a list of the supported parameters:
Name (Required)
Description:
The name and location of the shortcut to create. Any of the shell folder
constants or directory constants may be used in this parameter.
Keep in mind that shortcuts are stored as literal files so any characters not
allowed in normal filenames can't be used here. Also, because it's not
possible to have two files with the same name, it's therefore not possible to
have two shortcuts with the same name.
Examples:
Name: "{group}\My Program"
Name: "{group}\Subfolder\My Program"
Name: "{userdesktop}\My Program"
Name: "{commonprograms}\My Program"
Name: "{commonstartup}\My Program"
Filename (Required)
Description:
The command line filename for the shortcut, which normally begins with a
directory constant.
Examples:
Filename: "{app}\MYPROG.EXE"
Filename: "{uninstallexe}"
Parameters
Description:
Optional command line parameters for the shortcut, which can include constants.
Example:
Parameters: "/play filename.mid"
WorkingDir
Description:
The working (or Start In) directory for the shortcut, which is the directory in
which the program is started from. If this parameter is not specified or is
blank, Windows will use a default path, which varies between the different
Windows versions. This parameter can include constants.
Example:
WorkingDir: "{app}"
HotKey
Description:
The hot key (or "shortcut key") setting for the shortcut, which is a combination
of keys with which the program can be started.
may continue to recognize old shortcut key(s) until you log off and back on or
restart the system.
Example:
HotKey: "ctrl+alt+k"
Comment
Description:
Specifies the Comment (or "description") field of the shortcut, which determines
the popup hint for it in Windows 2000, Me, and later. Earlier Windows versions
ignore the comment.
Example:
Comment: "This is my program"
IconFilename
Description:
The filename of a custom icon (located on the user's system) to be displayed.
This can be an executable image (.exe, .dll) containing icons or a .ico file. If
this parameter is not specified or is blank, Windows will use the file's default
icon. This parameter can include constants.
Example:
IconFilename: "{app}\myicon.ico"
IconIndex
Default:
0
Description:
Zero-based index of the icon to use in the file specified by IconFilename.
If IconIndex is non-zero and IconFilename is not specified or is blank, it
will act as if IconFilename is the same as Filename.
Example:
IconIndex: 0
Flags
Description:
This parameter is a set of extra options. Multiple options may be used by
separating them by spaces. The following options are supported:
closeonexit
When this flag is set, Setup will set the "Close on Exit" property of the
shortcut. This flag only has an effect if the shortcut points to an MS-DOS
application (if it has a .pif extension, to be specific). If neither this flag
nor the dontcloseonexit flags are specified, Setup will not attempt to change
the "Close on Exit" property.
createonlyiffileexists
When this flag is set, the installer will only try to create the icon if the
file specified by the Filename parameter exists.
dontcloseonexit
Same as closeonexit, except it causes Setup to uncheck the "Close on Exit"
property.
runmaximized
When this flag is set, Setup sets the "Run" setting of the icon to "Maximized"
so that the program will be initially maximized when it is started.
runminimized
When this flag is set, Setup sets the "Run" setting of the icon to "Minimized"
so that the program will be initially minimized when it is started.
uninsneveruninstall
Instructs the uninstaller not to delete the icon.
useapppaths
When this flag is set, specify just a filename (no path) in the Filename
parameter, and Setup will retrieve the pathname from the
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths"
registry key and prepend it to the filename automatically.
Example:
Flags: runminimized
Components and Tasks Parameters
Common Parameters
