Question

I’m creating a .vdproj setup for a simple Windows form. I have added a shortcut to the user’s program menu (in a folder), but when I click the shortcut, it just opens the install folder. How do I set it up to run the .exe program?

I just tried putting the .exe name in the “Argument” for the shortcut – no luck yet. I thought it might be more intuitive than that. It also seems like “Target” might be the property to set – but it gives me a pick list – and my .exe is not in the list of things to pick.

Thanks,

Neal Walters

Update 1:

I’m using VS2008 SP1.

I added a folder under “User’s Program menu” called “RCT” (that’s my application name). I right click on that folder and I see “Add” with an arrow to submenu and “Create shortcut to RCT”. The first thing I tried was the “Create shortcut to RCT”, which is what lead me to post this question. Once the shortcut is there, it looks like the Properties Windows is the only way to configure it.
I set the “Target”, and “Working Folder” (all 3 properties) to “Application Folder”.
Now when I click the shortcut, it opens disk directory: C:\Users\uxnxw01\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RCT

If I right click on “User’s Program Menu” I see a link “Add shortcut to user’s program menu”. I really want a shortcut “in” the user’s program menu, not “to” the user’s program menu.

The “Add” submenu has four options: Folder, Project Output, File, Assembly.

SOLUTION – based on Heinzi’s response:

I think I got it now – you right-click on the white space (under “name … type…”- not on the folder. Then I see “create new shortcut”. What a confusing design on the part of Microsoft! Seems like you would click on the folder and “add new shortcut”. Instead they give you “Add shortcut to…” the item you click on.

Answer 1

After clicking on Create New Shortcut, instead of selecting the application folder, double-click on the application folder. Then Primary output from <YourApplication> should be selectable.