Question

I need to create a shortcut for my application in Installshield, and the path to do so is:

C:\app\bin\exe.exe -basekey ini -ininame settings.ini -p cal.p -pf s:\pfs\sec_l_oea.pf

This shortcut is essentially split up into three bits:

C:\app\bin\exe.exe

This is the location of a pre existing software that I would like to find using System Search.

-basekey ini -ininame settings.ini -p cal.p -pf

This will always be the same and does not need any variables

s:\pfs\sec_l_oea.pf

The user should have to browse to find this file.

My problem is I don’t know how to get the path for part one, I have set up a System Search to hopefully find it, and store it in the “PROWIN” variable, however, how do I access that variable when setting a shortcut?

I could also do with knowing how to take a user variable (from installation) and set the shortcut depending on that for part 3.

Any help is appreciated

Answer 1

Once you have the file stored in a variable/property I think it can be used in multiple places by putting the name in a string with square brackets around it.

Your argument might look something like this:

-basekey ini -ininame settings.ini -p cal.p -pf [PROWIN]

As a side point: In the installshield termanology, dynamically stored values are always strings and they are refered to “properties” not variables, this might help with future searches.