Is it possible to create a shortcut to a folder with InstallShield 2010?

Question

I'm using an InstallShield 2010 InstallScript project. I want to make a shortcut to a folder.

I've tried setting the Target to path of the folder. This creates a shortcut but it has a Target Type of FILE. How can I create a shortcut to the folder with a Target Type of FOLDER?

Answer 1

I have not found a way to make a Folder type shortcut, but I did find a pretty good workaround.

What you can do is to make a file link to explorer with a command line argument of the folder you want to open.

Target: %SYSTEMROOT%\explorer.exe
Arguments: "<TARGETDIR>\My Folder"