I have a Visual Basic 6.0 question.

[lix]

I have a Visual Basic 6.0 question. I am making a setup program and am trying to incorporate the ability to create a short cut for the appliication on the desktop. How can I do this?

Thank you,
Lix

 

[psemianonymous]

You can check this web site for a crappy Access database that copies a shortcut to the desktop:

http://www14.brinkster.com/phappyman

Basically the function grabs the desktop directory location from the registry and then copies a shortcut there. You can adapt the code to suit your needs.

 

[Norris68]

The icon should be automatically created by the P&D wizard. It is also created by the much better (and free download) Visual Studio Installer.

For example code on how to do installation tasks, look at \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Wizards\PDWizard\Setup1\Setup.vbp - this is the source code for the P&D wizard installer application - full of very good code!

 

[Norris68]

Oh, and BTW there is a dedicated VB5 & 6 forum at forum222