I'm showing my existing .iss script. I'm wondering if anyone can show me exactly how to modify it, such that it will additionally prompt for a desktop shortcut to be created during setup.
The script shown below compiles successfully, and I've tested the setup it creates, and it works as desired, except I want to modify it to give the user the option to create a desktop icon during the setup process.
I know it isn't kosher, and I normally would not use this feature, but I'd also like to know how to install the desktop shortcut without prompting the user. The reason is, sometimes I write short little helper programs for my elderly father, who is so computer challenged, he can't find the program in the program menu. He really needs (and wants) a desktop shortcut when he installs one of my apps.
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[_ISTool]
EnableISX=true
[Setup]
AppName=TestProgram
AppVerName=TestProgram1.0
MinVersion=4.1,4.0
DefaultDirName={pf}\Kyrathasoft
DefaultGroupName=TestProgram
UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\UninstallCharCreator.exe
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=true
OutputBaseFilename=TestProgramSetup
[Files]
Source: scripts\isxdl\isxdl.dll; Flags: dontcopy
Source: src\TestProgForInnoSetup.exe; DestDir: {app}
[Messages]
WinVersionTooLowError=This application requires Windows NT4, Windows 98 or later.
[Icons]
Name: {group}\Kyrathasoft\TestProgram; Filename: {app}\TestProgForInnoSetup.exe
Name: {group}\Uninstall TestProgram; Filename: {uninstallexe}
[code]
var
dotnetRedistPath: string;
downloadNeeded: boolean;
dotNetNeeded: boolean;
memoDependenciesNeeded: string;
procedure isxdl_AddFile(URL, Filename: PChar);
external 'isxdl_AddFile@files:isxdl.dll stdcall';
function isxdl_DownloadFiles(hWnd: Integer): Integer;
external 'isxdl_DownloadFiles@files:isxdl.dll stdcall';
function isxdl_SetOption(Option, Value: PChar): Integer;
external 'isxdl_SetOption@files:isxdl.dll stdcall';
const
dotnetRedistURL = 'http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/A/95A9616B-7A37-4AF6-BC36-D6EA96C8DAAE/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe';
//dotnetRedistURL = 'http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/a/c/aac39226-8825-44ce-90e3-bf8203e74006/dotnetfx.exe'; //for v1 of framework
// local system for testing...
// dotnetRedistURL = 'http://192.168.1.1/dotnetfx.exe';
function InitializeSetup(): Boolean;
begin
Result := true;
dotNetNeeded := false;
// Check for required netfx installation
if (not RegKeyExists(HKLM, 'Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Client')) then begin
dotNetNeeded := true;
if (not IsAdminLoggedOn()) then begin
MsgBox('This application needs the Microsoft .NET Framework to be installed by an Administrator', mbInformation, MB_OK);
Result := false;
end else begin
memoDependenciesNeeded := memoDependenciesNeeded + ' .NET Framework' #13;
dotnetRedistPath := ExpandConstant('{src}\dotnetfx.exe');
if not FileExists(dotnetRedistPath) then begin
dotnetRedistPath := ExpandConstant('{tmp}\dotnetfx.exe');
if not FileExists(dotnetRedistPath) then begin
isxdl_AddFile(dotnetRedistURL, dotnetRedistPath);
downloadNeeded := true;
end;
end;
SetIniString('install', 'dotnetRedist', dotnetRedistPath, ExpandConstant('{tmp}\dep.ini'));
end;
end;
end;
function NextButtonClick(CurPage: Integer): Boolean;
var
hWnd: Integer;
ResultCode: Integer;
begin
Result := true;
if CurPage = wpReady then begin
hWnd := StrToInt(ExpandConstant('{wizardhwnd}'));
// don't try to init isxdl if it's not needed because it will error on < ie 3
if downloadNeeded then begin
isxdl_SetOption('label', 'Downloading Microsoft .NET Framework');
isxdl_SetOption('description', 'MyApp needs to install the Microsoft .NET Framework. Please wait while Setup is downloading extra files to your computer.');
if isxdl_DownloadFiles(hWnd) = 0 then Result := false;
end;
if (Result = true) and (dotNetNeeded = true) then begin
if Exec(ExpandConstant(dotnetRedistPath), '', '', SW_SHOW, ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode) then begin
// handle success if necessary; ResultCode contains the exit code
if not (ResultCode = 0) then begin
Result := false;
end;
end else begin
// handle failure if necessary; ResultCode contains the error code
Result := false;
end;
end;
end;
end;
function UpdateReadyMemo(Space, NewLine, MemoUserInfoInfo, MemoDirInfo, MemoTypeInfo, MemoComponentsInfo, MemoGroupInfo, MemoTasksInfo: String): String;
var
s: string;
begin
if memoDependenciesNeeded <> '' then s := s + 'Dependencies to install:' + NewLine + memoDependenciesNeeded + NewLine;
s := s + MemoDirInfo + NewLine + NewLine;
Result := s
end;
[/code][_ISTool]
EnableISX=true
[Setup]
AppName=TestProgram
AppVerName=TestProgram1.0
MinVersion=4.1,4.0
DefaultDirName={pf}\Kyrathasoft
DefaultGroupName=TestProgram
UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\UninstallCharCreator.exe
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=true
OutputBaseFilename=TestProgramSetup
[Files]
Source: scripts\isxdl\isxdl.dll; Flags: dontcopy
Source: src\TestProgForInnoSetup.exe; DestDir: {app}
[Messages]
WinVersionTooLowError=This application requires Windows NT4, Windows 98 or later.
[Icons]
Name: {group}\Kyrathasoft\TestProgram; Filename: {app}\TestProgForInnoSetup.exe
Name: {group}\Uninstall TestProgram; Filename: {uninstallexe}
[code]
var
dotnetRedistPath: string;
downloadNeeded: boolean;
dotNetNeeded: boolean;
memoDependenciesNeeded: string;
procedure isxdl_AddFile(URL, Filename: PChar);
external 'isxdl_AddFile@files:isxdl.dll stdcall';
function isxdl_DownloadFiles(hWnd: Integer): Integer;
external 'isxdl_DownloadFiles@files:isxdl.dll stdcall';
function isxdl_SetOption(Option, Value: PChar): Integer;
external 'isxdl_SetOption@files:isxdl.dll stdcall';
const
dotnetRedistURL = 'http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/A/95A9616B-7A37-4AF6-BC36-D6EA96C8DAAE/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe';
//dotnetRedistURL = 'http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/a/c/aac39226-8825-44ce-90e3-bf8203e74006/dotnetfx.exe'; //for v1 of framework
// local system for testing...
// dotnetRedistURL = 'http://192.168.1.1/dotnetfx.exe';
function InitializeSetup(): Boolean;
begin
Result := true;
dotNetNeeded := false;
// Check for required netfx installation
if (not RegKeyExists(HKLM, 'Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Client')) then begin
dotNetNeeded := true;
if (not IsAdminLoggedOn()) then begin
MsgBox('This application needs the Microsoft .NET Framework to be installed by an Administrator', mbInformation, MB_OK);
Result := false;
end else begin
memoDependenciesNeeded := memoDependenciesNeeded + ' .NET Framework' #13;
dotnetRedistPath := ExpandConstant('{src}\dotnetfx.exe');
if not FileExists(dotnetRedistPath) then begin
dotnetRedistPath := ExpandConstant('{tmp}\dotnetfx.exe');
if not FileExists(dotnetRedistPath) then begin
isxdl_AddFile(dotnetRedistURL, dotnetRedistPath);
downloadNeeded := true;
end;
end;
SetIniString('install', 'dotnetRedist', dotnetRedistPath, ExpandConstant('{tmp}\dep.ini'));
end;
end;
end;
function NextButtonClick(CurPage: Integer): Boolean;
var
hWnd: Integer;
ResultCode: Integer;
begin
Result := true;
if CurPage = wpReady then begin
hWnd := StrToInt(ExpandConstant('{wizardhwnd}'));
// don't try to init isxdl if it's not needed because it will error on < ie 3
if downloadNeeded then begin
isxdl_SetOption('label', 'Downloading Microsoft .NET Framework');
isxdl_SetOption('description', 'MyApp needs to install the Microsoft .NET Framework. Please wait while Setup is downloading extra files to your computer.');
if isxdl_DownloadFiles(hWnd) = 0 then Result := false;
end;
if (Result = true) and (dotNetNeeded = true) then begin
if Exec(ExpandConstant(dotnetRedistPath), '', '', SW_SHOW, ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode) then begin
// handle success if necessary; ResultCode contains the exit code
if not (ResultCode = 0) then begin
Result := false;
end;
end else begin
// handle failure if necessary; ResultCode contains the error code
Result := false;
end;
end;
end;
end;
function UpdateReadyMemo(Space, NewLine, MemoUserInfoInfo, MemoDirInfo, MemoTypeInfo, MemoComponentsInfo, MemoGroupInfo, MemoTasksInfo: String): String;
var
s: string;
begin
if memoDependenciesNeeded <> '' then s := s + 'Dependencies to install:' + NewLine + memoDependenciesNeeded + NewLine;
s := s + MemoDirInfo + NewLine + NewLine;
Result := s
end;
BTW, I have double- and triple-checked that I have only the opening and closing code tags, but everytime I "Save" this post, an extra closing tag gets inserted...
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