InternetShortcut element (Util extension)
Creates a shortcut to a URL.
Parents
Attributes
Directory (String) : Identifier reference to Directory element where shortcut is to be created. This attribute's value defaults to the parent Component directory.
IconFile (String) : Icon file that should be displayed. Note that this is a formatted field, so you can use [#fileId] syntax to refer to a file being installed (using the file: protocol).
IconIndex (wxs:Integer) : Index of the icon being referenced.
Id (String) : Unique identifier in your installation package for this Internet shortcut.
Name (String, required) : The name of the shortcut file, which is visible to the user. (The .lnk extension is added automatically and by default, is not shown to the user.)
Target (String, required) : URL that should be opened when the user selects the shortcut. Windows opens the URL in the appropriate handler for the protocol specified in the URL. Note that this is a formatted field, so you can use [#fileId] syntax to refer to a file being installed (using the file: protocol).
Type (enumeration) : Which type of shortcut should be created. This attribute's value must be one of the following:
- url: Creates .url files using IUniformResourceLocatorW.
- link: Creates .lnk files using IShellLinkW (default).