Any Install Shield wizards here? (no pun intended)

[Chris B]

I need to make a setup file using InstallShield. In the program menu I want it to create a shortcut to a pdf file on the installation CD.

But, I don't want to link to a specific drive letter. I would like to be able to make it create the shortcut, where the target is the drive from which the installation is run.

For example if the CD-ROM is d:, then I want it to link to d:\file.pdf, and if the CD-ROM is e: I want it to link to e:\file.pdf.

Anyone know if this can be done in InstallShield?

[The Dupe]

Depends on what kind of install your are creating :
- non-packaged : use the system variable SRCDISK (e.g.: SRCDISK\file.pdf)
- packaged : you have to parse the system variable PACKAGE_LOCATION : ParsePath( drive, PACKAGE_LOCATION, DISK); drive\file.pdf

[KeiFront]

Chris, you have to use the SRCDISK system variable of installshield.

Damn the dupe beat me by two minutes

[Chris B]

Thanks

well the SRCDISK variable definetaly does something. However if I set the target to "SRCDISK\file.pdf" the target in the installed shortcut come out as "D:\SRCDISK\file.pdf"

[The Dupe]

humm, try SRCDISK^"file.pdf", sorry

[Chris B]

Still no luck, when I try to run the install shield it gives me an error saying something like "Illegal character in target". I think it's the quotations that it's complaining about.

Did I mention I am using Installshield Express!? ANd on old one too... version 3.5.

So I'm not trying to do a script or anything.

[The Dupe]

Never used IE (InstallShield Express). Last attempt : <SRCDISK>\file.pdf

[Paddy]

If the installer is running from the root of the CD and the PDF also resides there, then cant you just do as above?

[Chris B]

When I saw that it seemed so obvious, but aaparently InstallShield will then transform that to <drive where setup.exe is generated>\file.pdf.

What I mean is that if I generate the install shield file from the D drive on my PC (HD) it will come out as D:\file.pdf. So the drive letter will be assigned at the build time not at install time.

[KeiFront]

Have you tried "&lt;SCRDSIK&gt\\file.pdf"