Also, you can download the trial basic version of Install shield and have it do the same thing.
ALSO, you can do it in Visual Studio.NET without using any programming at all in an MSI file. It's really easy.
- Matt Small
----- Original Message -----
From: Nathan R. Jessop
To: CF-Community
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: OT - Creating desktop shortcut via CF???
C++...yikes!
Over my head....We do have someone here thats a wiz...I'll ask him.
Thanks
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:14:45 -0500, Kevin Graeme wrote:
>> "You Want The Truth?
>>
>> YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
>
>Where ya been man? I've almost missed you saying that. Almost. :-)
>
>> Downloadable installer? Written in what?
>
>Our desktop app developer here uses Visual Studio and I think he generally
>codes in C++. For IE users, he's created .msi files that when the link is
>clicked will download and start the install pretty cleanly. For other
>browsers, he has to do a standalone installer that the user has to go find
>on their system after downloading to run it.
>
>We haven't invested in a proper install development engine like Install
>Shield since he's been able to get around it, but something like that can
>make building installers a bit easier. It could be overkill for this though.
>Of course, even with it you would still have to write the app that creates
>the shortcut.
>
>If you're like me and don't know shit about building desktop apps, then you
>probably want to find someone who can do it for you. You can't do it just in
>CF/_javascript_.
>
>-Kevin
>
>
>
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