[RESOLVED] InnoSetup / ISTool -- Creating a shortcut in favorites folder

[bat711]

I had a request to make a shortcut similar to the one on the desktop in the favorites folder. Is this possible?

It's the folder located at:

(Drive Letter):\documents and settings\(User)\Favorites

My problem is that the stuff in parentheses would be unique for each user.

Thanks,
Brian

[randem]

I believe you are looking for the {userappdata}, {commondesktop} or {%UserName} variables. I think you are really want the latter.

[bat711]

I tried using the following line in the [Icons] group, but no shortcut is showing up:

Name: {%UserProfiles}\Favorites; Filename: {app}\{#MyAppExeName}

Is this the proper format?

[randem]

Why do you have {#MyAppExeName} instead of just your app exe name?

[randem]

Try something like this:

[Icons]
Name: {%UserProfiles}\Favorites; Filename: {app}\YourExeName.exe; WorkingDir: {app}

[bat711]

Thanks for your help Randem, but I still can't seem to get it working properly. So I was thinking, is it possible to just copy a desktop shortcut that is already created into the Favorites folder?

[randem]

Yes, it is possible. I just noticed a mistake in your script

{%UserProfiles} should be {%UserProfile)

Try that

[bat711]

Tried changing {%UserProfiles} to {%UserProfile} but still nothing was created in the Favorites folder.

[bat711]

Using this:
Name: {%UserProfile}\MyShortcut; Filename: {app}\{#MyAppExeName}

I was able to get it into the Users directory, but I'm not sure how to move it from:

user\

to:

user\Favorites\

[bat711]

Nevermind, I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was trying to do this:

Name: {%UserProfiles}\Favorites; Filename: {app}\YourExeName.exe; WorkingDir: {app}

But needed this format because there is a folder named "Favorites" so I can't create a file of the same name:

Name: {%UserProfiles}\Favorites\MyAppName; Filename: {app}\YourExeName.exe; WorkingDir: {app}

Thanks for your help Randem...