Create folder/file link(no Shortcut)

[annayro]

How to create a link (no shortcut) to a folder en Setup Facory. The same thing is done using ´´mklink´´ from CommandLine.

[Ulrich]

Run mklink as part of your installer...

Ulrich

[annayro]

mkLink is a line command. Who can i run mkline as part of my installer

[Ulrich]

The documentation is there for you to read. See File.Run() for an explanation on how you can run applications as part of your installer.

Ulrich

[annayro]

Thank you very much for your answers. I'm using File.run but with executable created by me. I have never used File.run for a command. I'm investigating.

[annayro]

´mklink´ is a line command. Can you post an example how File.Run (Shell.Execute) is used to perform commands from the command line, eg mkdir, mkline, etc. PLSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Ulrich]

mklink is part of the command line interpreter, so you would typically execute cmd.exe and pass the required parameters.

Assuming that you want to create a symbolic link on the desktop to the "My Documents" folder, you could execute this command:

local sCmdLine = "/D \"" .. SessionVar.Expand("%DesktopFolder%\\Demo") .. "\"  \"" .. SessionVar.Expand("%MyDocumentsFolder%") .. "\"";
Dialog.Message("Info", "About to perform\r\n\r\nmklink " .. sCmdLine);
File.Run(SessionVar.Expand("%SystemFolder%\\cmd.exe"), "/C mklink " .. sCmdLine, "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, true);
error = Application.GetLastError();
if (error ~= 0) then
   Dialog.Message("Error", _tblErrorMessages[error], MB_OK, MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
else
   Dialog.Message("Information", "Command completed successfully");
end

Ulrich