Interesting... does it not work with removing the quotes from "[$(var.linkDest)]"' ? btw... I copied your line and there is an extra ' after "[$(var.linkDest)]". I pasted it in notepad and saw it more clear.
Check this out. http://www.windows7home.net/how-to-create-symbolic-link-in-windows-7/ use runas if you need to really need to rock the cmd.exe C:\>runas /user:<localmachinename>\administrator cmd.exe /c mklink /D some_link_name some_directory_path C:\>runas /user:<DomainName>\<AdministratorAccountName> cmd ref from: C:\>runas /user:<DomainName>\<AdministratorAccountName> cmd cheers On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can someone show me code that can successfully do it? > > I tried: > > <CustomAction Id='Mklink' Directory="myDir" > ExeCommand='[SystemFolder]cmd.exe /K mklink /D mylink > "[$(var.linkDest)]"' Execute="deferred" Impersonate="no" /> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="Mklink" > Before="InstallFinalize">$needALinkForThisComp=3</Custom> <!-- runs at > install of that Compoent Id --> > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > I'm running on Windows 7 > > The cmd window that pops up (titled: "Administrator: > C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe") indicates that the System user doesn't have > permission to make a symbolic link (thanks Microsoft!): > "You do not have sufficient privilege to perform this operation." > > > Thanks, > > Scott > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. > Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For > Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. > Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- "They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel." -- Anonymous ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
