New Shortcut Command Option

Command Syntax

/NewShortcut  -name <shortcut_name>
              -dir <folder_path>
              -target <file_path>
              [-advertised]
              [-runasadmin]
              [-pin_to_taskbar]
              [-wkdir <folder_path>]
              [-arg <arguments>]
              [-desc <description>]
              [-icon <file_path>]
              [-index <icon_index>]
              [-mode {normal|minimized|maximized}]
              [-configs <configurations_list>]

Creates a new file shortcut.

Parameters:

• -name <shortcut_name>
• The name of the shortcut file.
• -dir <folder_path>
• The folder in which the shortcut file is created.
• -target <file_path>
• The file to which the shortcut points. It can be a file from the package or an external one.
• [-advertised]
• Specify whether the shortcut will be advertised or not.
• [-runasadmin]
• Runs the shortcut as an administrator while protecting your computer from unauthorized activity.
• [-pin_to_taskbar]
• The shortcut will be pinned to Taskbar
• [-wkdir <folder_path>]
• The shortcut's Working folder.
• [-arg <arguments>]
• The shortcut arguments.

For the shortcut arguments, you can escape a " character by adding another quote next to it: "". The external quotes are removed by command line interpreter and are not passed on to AdvancedInstaller.com tool.

• [-desc <description>]
• The shortcut's description.
• [-icon <file_path>]
• The shortcut icon's path.
• [-index <icon_index>]
• Specifies which icon to display from a file containing more then one icon. It must be a non-negative number.
• [-mode {normal|minimized|maximized}]
• The Show command for the application window.
• [-configs <configurations_list>]
• Only available for WinCE projects. Specify in which configurations to include the shortcut. Separate them by ";" character.

Internal Shortcut example:

AdvancedInstaller.com /edit MyProject.aip
    /NewShortcut -name MyShortcut
        -dir DesktopFolder
        -target APPDIR\MyApplication.exe
        -arg """C:\My Arguments Folder\MyArgFile.arg"" /AppArg" -icon C:\ShIcon.ico

External Shortcut example:

AdvancedInstaller.com /edit MyProject.aip
    /NewShortcut -name MyShortcut
        -dir DesktopFolder
        -target [WindowsVolume]MyApplication.exe
        -arg /AppArg -icon C:\ShIcon.ico

Note that the property in the -target field must be enclosed in square brackets. There is no backslash required after the property, because the Windows Installer Folder property already contains a trailing backslash ("\")

For WinCE projects:

AdvancedInstaller.com /edit MyProject.aip
    /NewShortcut -name MyShortcut
        -dir %CE3%
        -target %InstallDir%\MyApplication.exe
        -configs Default;Configuration1