mci installation can create a shortcut on the desktop?

[Francesco]

I have created a msi installation file in order to have a fully trusted form.
It works fine.
I just wonder if the installation process can create also an icon (shortcut
to the xsn file) on the PC desktop, and if yes, how?

thanks for any suggestion.

Francesco

 

[Ben Walters]

Francesco,
I'm assuming you created the MSI using the RegForm utility?, if so then I'm
sorry to say there is no way to make it create a shortcut on the desktop, you
can however use RegForm to create a javascript that will register the form on
the users computer. You could then take this JScript file and create your own
MSI using Visual studio. From here you could put shortcuts anywhere you
wanted.
One other possibility is to use something like Orca to unpack your msi make
changes to it and repack it although I would not recommend this as you may
corrupt the MSI.

 

[Francesco]

you mean I should use Regform utility without the /MSI flag and produce a .js
file?

and , after that, I should be able to open it with VisualStudio and add the
feautures I need?

Francesco