YEAH!
I've found a unofficial solution: using codepage 65001 = UTF-8
A small info about using UTF-8 codepage:
http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2005/10/05/msi-databases-and-code-pages.aspx
It is tested to work on Windows XP SP3 + Windows Installer 3.01.
<Product
Id="*"
Name="Locales"
Language="1033"
Codepage="65001"
Version="$(var.VersionNumberInternal)"
Manufacturer="$(var.PackageManufacturer)"
UpgradeCode="43e26856-b3d6-4692-b7ae-a2de3124520d">
....
<Component Id="Locales_EN"
Guid="75950f3e-034f-407c-8e6c-044b26755909">
<Shortcut Id="Locales_EN" Name="English name"
Description="English description" Target="[INSTALLDIR]TestFile.txt" />
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Fine\Locales"
Name="Locales_EN" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
<Component Id="Locales_CS"
Guid="9094fea1-2804-495c-a32e-b3e585b0b323">
<Shortcut Id="Locales_CS" Name="Český název" Description="Český
popisek" Target="[INSTALLDIR]TestFile.txt" />
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Fine\Locales"
Name="Locales_CS" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
....
</Product>
Ondrej Zarevucky
Ondrej Zarevucky wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to solve a problem, how to install multiple shortcuts in
> different locales using one MSI and one installation process. All
> application files are using file name in base latin characters, but the
> shortcuts in Start Menu need to be localized and we don't use MUI.
> Interestingly Orca allows modifying MSI file and inserting characters in
> other locales, but these changes are lost on save.
>
> Is there a way, how to create these localized shortcuts? The user
> typically selects one language during installation, but some users
> choose to install more languages - their native language and second,
> third, ... language depending on their business partners.
>
> I know MSI is ANSI :( I'm trying to find a way, how to localize the
> shortcuts... I've tried to use Desktop.ini with constant strings, but it
> didn't localize the names :-(
>
> [LocalizedFileNames]
> Program_EN.lnk=Localized name
> Program_CS.lnk=Přeložený název
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated
> Ondrej Zarevucky
>
> PS: The solution needs to work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
> Windows 2003, ...
>
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