How do I create a shortcut to a folder?

I need to install a shortcut that opens one of the folders that I'm creating.
What mist I do to create a shortcut whose target is a folder instead of a
file? I tried making the folder the shortcut's target, but when I try to
install the application, Windows Installer tells me that the shortcut can't
be created even though both the destination folder (the target folder's
parent) and the target folder itself exist by the end of the install.

Further info: I'm using Wise Windows Installer Editor as my development
environment.

On 8/25/2010 12:45 PM, Rob wrote:
> Further info: I'm using Wise Windows Installer Editor as my development
> environment.





Dear Rob,
If you want to create a folder and make it a shortcut. First you right
click, Then, you go to new, Next click folder, Also right click on the
new folder, Finally click create shortcut.

From,
Kenny

Could you, please, expand on the steps once you have the folder? (I already
have the folder. I need to make a shortcut to it that will be installed in
the Start menu.) There's nothing in the context menu of a folder in the
Installation Expert's Files page for creating a shortcut. From your
instructions, it sounds like you're explaining how to create a folder and a
shortcut to it in Windows Explorer.

If your instructions are for doing that in Wise Windows Installer Editor,
please tell me what page you're on when you do that.

Alternatively, what should I put into which table(s) to get a shortcut to
the folder that I'm creating?

"Kenneth A. Larsen" wrote:

> On 8/25/2010 12:45 PM, Rob wrote:
>
> Dear Rob,
> If you want to create a folder and make it a shortcut. First you right
> click, Then, you go to new, Next click folder, Also right click on the
> new folder, Finally click create shortcut.
>
> From,
> Kenny

| Could you, please, expand

Ignore him. "Kenneth A. Larsen" has been posting
lots of nonsense posts to several groups for a few
weeks now.

In the ‘Shortcut’ table, give the directory path to ‘target’ filed. You may
need Orca or something like IS direct editor to do that.
Example
Target - > [INSTALLDIR]Documents\ShortCutDir


"Rob" wrote:

> Could you, please, expand on the steps once you have the folder? (I already
> have the folder. I need to make a shortcut to it that will be installed in
> the Start menu.) There's nothing in the context menu of a folder in the
> Installation Expert's Files page for creating a shortcut. From your
> instructions, it sounds like you're explaining how to create a folder and a
> shortcut to it in Windows Explorer.
>
> If your instructions are for doing that in Wise Windows Installer Editor,
> please tell me what page you're on when you do that.
>
> Alternatively, what should I put into which table(s) to get a shortcut to
> the folder that I'm creating?
>
> "Kenneth A. Larsen" wrote:
>
> > On 8/25/2010 12:45 PM, Rob wrote:
> >
> > Dear Rob,
> > If you want to create a folder and make it a shortcut. First you right
> > click, Then, you go to new, Next click folder, Also right click on the
> > new folder, Finally click create shortcut.
> >
> > From,
> > Kenny

On 8/30/2010 4:24 PM, Kenneth A. Larsen wrote:
> On 8/25/2010 12:45 PM, Rob wrote:
>> Further info: I'm using Wise Windows Installer Editor as my development
>> environment.
>
>
>
>
>
> Dear Rob,
> If you want to create a folder and make it a shortcut. First you right
> click, Then, you go to new, Next click folder, Also right click on the
> new folder, Finally click create shortcut.
>
> From,
> Kenny
>

On 8/31/2010 4:36 AM, Lambert wrote:
> In the ‘Shortcut’ table, give the directory path to ‘target’ filed. You may
> need Orca or something like IS direct editor to do that.
> Example
> Target -> [INSTALLDIR]Documents\ShortCutDir
>
>
> "Rob" wrote:
>
>> Could you, please, expand on the steps once you have the folder? (I already
>> have the folder. I need to make a shortcut to it that will be installed in
>> the Start menu.) There's nothing in the context menu of a folder in the
>> Installation Expert's Files page for creating a shortcut. From your
>> instructions, it sounds like you're explaining how to create a folder and a
>> shortcut to it in Windows Explorer.
>>
>> If your instructions are for doing that in Wise Windows Installer Editor,
>> please tell me what page you're on when you do that.
>>
>> Alternatively, what should I put into which table(s) to get a shortcut to
>> the folder that I'm creating?
>>
>> "Kenneth A. Larsen" wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/25/2010 12:45 PM, Rob wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Rob,
>>> If you want to create a folder and make it a shortcut. First you right
>>> click, Then, you go to new, Next click folder, Also right click on the
>>> new folder, Finally click create shortcut.
>>>
>>> From,
>>> Kenny

On 8/31/2010 12:26 PM, Kenneth A. Larsen wrote:
> On 8/30/2010 4:24 PM, Kenneth A. Larsen wrote:
>> On 8/25/2010 12:45 PM, Rob wrote:
>>> Further info: I'm using Wise Windows Installer Editor as my development
>>> environment.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Rob,
>> If you want to create a folder and make it a shortcut. First you
>> right click, Then, you go to new, Next click folder, Also right click
>> on the new folder, Finally click create shortcut.
>>
>> From,
>> Kenny
>>
>

On 8/31/2010 12:40 PM, Kenneth A. Larsen wrote:
> On 8/31/2010 4:36 AM, Lambert wrote:
>> In the ‘Shortcut’ table, give the directory path to ‘target’ filed.
>> You may
>> need Orca or something like IS direct editor to do that.
>> Example
>> Target -> [INSTALLDIR]Documents\ShortCutDir
>>
>>
>> "Rob" wrote:
>>
>>> Could you, please, expand on the steps once you have the folder? (I
>>> already
>>> have the folder. I need to make a shortcut to it that will be
>>> installed in
>>> the Start menu.) There's nothing in the context menu of a folder in the
>>> Installation Expert's Files page for creating a shortcut. From your
>>> instructions, it sounds like you're explaining how to create a
>>> folder and a
>>> shortcut to it in Windows Explorer.
>>>
>>> If your instructions are for doing that in Wise Windows Installer
>>> Editor,
>>> please tell me what page you're on when you do that.
>>>
>>> Alternatively, what should I put into which table(s) to get a
>>> shortcut to
>>> the folder that I'm creating?
>>>
>>> "Kenneth A. Larsen" wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 8/25/2010 12:45 PM, Rob wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Rob,
>>>> If you want to create a folder and make it a shortcut. First you right
>>>> click, Then, you go to new, Next click folder, Also right click on the
>>>> new folder, Finally click create shortcut.
>>>>
>>>> From,
>>>> Kenny
>