Bob, thanks for the reply, however, that is not exactly what I want. I may not have been clear, as I am not sure of the terms to use. I do not want to have the VAR to expand on install. I want it to expand when the user clicks the shortcut. I can manually create a shortcut of "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java -jar myfile.jar", but I could not figure out how to get this created using WIX.
Taking another look at this (it has been a few days) I was able to create my shortcut the way I wanted. I set it up like and external command. Target="[\%]JAVA_HOME[\%]\bin\javaw" Arguments='"-jar" "[APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY]myfile.jar"' Thanks again Michael Bob Arnson <b...@joyofsetup.com> 08/22/2009 04:00 PM Please respond to "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> To "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> cc Subject Re: [WiX-users] How To Create a shortcut with target variable that expands when selected mfr...@fftw.com wrote: > What I want is to have the shortcut target end up being > "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java -jar myfile.jar" > > I cannot create valid syntax for any of the options I have tried (ICE03). > Shortcut/@Target is formatted, so you can use the formatted [%VAR] syntax. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ******************************************************************************* This e-mail message is intended solely for the use of the addressee. The message may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Disclosure to anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not disseminate, distribute or copy this communication, by e-mail or otherwise. Instead, please notify us immediately by return e-mail(including the original message with your reply) and then delete and discard all copies of the message. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses but nevertheless advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. ******************************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
