Mobile Apps - Creating link on Desktop

Asked By franco

28-Sep-07 05:09 AM

Hello everybody.

I'm Trying to create a link on Desktop to a file.

I used folowing strings to do it inside Project.dat:


Root:-Directory("\Windows")
Directory("\Windows\Desktop"):-Directory("Prova")
Directory("\Windows\Desktop"):-File("calib.lnk", "\Windows\calib.lnk")


But after building image, I can find the directory Prova on DEsktop
but NOT the link calib.lnk.

The file calib.lnk exists in \windows and I can execute it from that.

I tried several strings to make the link on Desktop, but I can't do it.

PLS, any idea on possible solution?


TYhanks


Franco

28-Sep-07 11:04 PM

Include link and exe that link points to in build by entering it in
platform.bib as follows:

;  Name            Path                                           Memory
Type
;  --------------  ---------------------------------------------  -----------
calib.lnk        $(_FLATRELEASEDIR)\calib.lnk                   NK     S
calib.exe        $(_FLATRELEASEDIR)\calib.exe                   NK     S

Then to put the link on the desktop add the following to platform.dat
Directory("\Windows\LOC_DESKTOP_DIR"):-File("Calibraton
Utility.lnk","\Windows\calib.lnk")

If you also want the link in the start programs menu add the followig to
platform.dat
Directory("\Windows\LOC_PROGRAMS_DIR"):-File("Calibraton
Utility.lnk","\Windows\calib.lnk")

Make sure your link file has the proper format.

Regards,
-John

01-Oct-07 07:23 AM

Hello John.

It doesn't work.
I'd already tried it.
As you can see in my message, I included the lines
Root:-Directory("\Windows")
Directory("\Windows\Desktop"):-Directory("Prova")
Directory("\Windows\Desktop"):-File("calib.lnk", "\Windows\calib.lnk")

in Project.dat (I tried also in project.dat as you wrote)
and lines
calib.lnk        $(_FLATRELEASEDIR)\calib.lnk                   NK     	S
calib.exe        $(_FLATRELEASEDIR)\calib.exe                   NK	S

I can find calib.lnk in Windows directory and it works there.
I can find also the directory Prova on my Desktop.

It seems that the command :-Directory("Prova") work correctly, but the
command :-File("calib.lnk", "\Windows\calib.lnk") doesn't work at all.
Any other suggestion?


Thanks

Franco




Il Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:04:05 -0700, JRMalin ha scritto:

01-Oct-07 09:48 AM

Did you make sure the new .lnk and .exe were in a FILES section of the
platform.bib, else it will not work..

--
GraemeW
Blog - http://ce4all.blogspot.com

01-Oct-07 06:13 PM

Franco,

It's not clear to me that you are doing exactly what I described.  Maybe I
wasn't clear, but look closely at my directions, again.  I have given
entries for two files: Platform.bib and Platform.dat.  It looks to me like
you are putting all the entries into the Platform.dat file.  The
Platform.bib entries make sure that your application and link files are
built into the image.  The Platform.dat file places the link onto the
desktop and, optionally, the start-run menu.  Be careful if the browser
wraps the lines in my example.  The example that I sent you is right out of
a working build.

Did you put these entries in Platform.bib (not Platform.dat)?

calib.lnk        $(_FLATRELEASEDIR)\calib.lnk                   NK     S
calib.exe        $(_FLATRELEASEDIR)\calib.exe                   NK     S

Also GraemeW's reminder to have these files in the "Files" directory is also
important.

Regards,
-John

04-Oct-07 10:20 AM

Another way to generate .lnk it's use the next function:

SHCreateShortcut( _T("\\Startup\\Partida.lnk"),
_T("\\Hard Disk\\Partida.bat"));

at the sample I'll generate Partida.lnk on me Startup folder, the second
parameter it's the route of the file that you want generate the .lnk.

Best Regards,
--
JP