I think the only option is to not provide a long name.
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:32 AM, Socky, David R (GE Energy) <
david.so...@ge.com> wrote:
> I am trying to define the short name of a file, but the installer
> ignores my entry and creates its own automatic short name. For
> instance, I'm using the following in the file table:
> gehnum01.pdf|GEH-6421_Vol_I.pdf but when installed, the short name turns
> out to be GEH-64~1.pdf
>
>
>
> My code looks like:
>
>
>
> <Component Id="GEH_6421_Vol_I.pdf"
> Guid="{A12AF620-A279-4445-A461-6CF5867A7B9E}" >
>
> <File Id="GEH_6421_Vol_I.pdf" Name="GEH-6421_Vol_I.pdf"
> ShortName=" gehnum01.pdf" Source=".\RuntimeFiles\Doc\GEH-6421_Vol_I.pdf"
> KeyPath='yes' Checksum="no" >
>
> <Shortcut Id="startmenuMarkVIDocsSysManVol1"
> Directory='ProgramMenuMarkVIDocuments' Name='System Manual Vol 1'
> WorkingDirectory='Doc' />
>
> </File>
>
> </Component>
>
>
>
> Once built, the .msm in Orca looks ok in the file table.
>
>
>
> What do I need to do to get the short name to be what I want it to.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
>
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