Create Desktop Icon
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This is a silent installer for desktop shortcuts, it uses a Jscript to create the shortcuts.
WPKG Packages
The following are some example desktop shortcuts for Windows 32 and 64-bit.
WPKG_ROOT is the folder where WPKG Server is installed into, I set it from WPKG Client.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
<package
id="RTM592shortcutHelp"
name="Lemoine RTM Shortcut Help"
revision="1"
priority="10"
reboot="false">
<!-- create a folder shortcut with a different icon -->
<check type="file" condition="exists" path="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Hilfe.lnk" />
<install cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == x86 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles%\RTM592\help" /name:"RTM v5.92 Hilfe" /icon:"%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll, 23"' />
<install cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == AMD64 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\RTM592\help" /name:"RTM v5.92 Hilfe" /icon:"%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll, 23"' />
<upgrade cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == x86 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles%\RTM592\help" /name:"RTM v5.92 Hilfe" /icon:"%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll, 23"' />
<upgrade cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == AMD64 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\RTM592\help" /name:"RTM v5.92 Hilfe" /icon:"%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll, 23"' />
<remove cmd='%ComSpec% /c if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Hilfe.lnk" del /f /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Hilfe.lnk"' />
</package>
<package
id="RTM592shortcutEngineering"
name="Lemoine RTM Shortcut Engineering License"
revision="1"
priority="10"
reboot="false">
<!-- create a shortcut with arguments for the executable -->
<check type="file" condition="exists" path="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Toolbar Engineering.lnk" />
<install cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == x86 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles%\RTM592\RtmBar.exe" /name:"RTM v5.92 Toolbar Engineering" /args:"/K9A00946004"' />
<install cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == AMD64 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\RTM592\RtmBar.exe" /name:"RTM v5.92 Toolbar Engineering" /args:"/K9A00946004"' />
<upgrade cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == x86 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles%\RTM592\RtmBar.exe" /name:"RTM v5.92 Toolbar Engineering" /args:"/K9A00946004"' />
<upgrade cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == AMD64 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\RTM592\RtmBar.exe" /name:"RTM v5.92 Toolbar Engineering" /args:"/K9A00946004"' />
<remove cmd='%ComSpec% /c if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Toolbar Engineering.lnk" del /f /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Toolbar Engineering.lnk"' />
</package>
<package
id="RTM592shortcutLocal"
name="Lemoine RTM Shortcut Local License"
revision="1"
priority="10"
reboot="false">
<!-- create a regular shortcut for an executable -->
<check type="file" condition="exists" path="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Toolbar.lnk" />
<install cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == x86 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles%\RTM592\RtmBar.exe" /name:"RTM v5.92 Toolbar"' />
<install cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == AMD64 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\RTM592\RtmBar.exe" /name:"RTM v5.92 Toolbar"' />
<upgrade cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == x86 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles%\RTM592\RtmBar.exe" /name:"RTM v5.92 Toolbar"' />
<upgrade cmd='%ComSpec% /c if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == AMD64 cscript.exe "%WPKG_ROOT%\tools\CreateShortCut.js" /target:"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\RTM592\RtmBar.exe" /name:"RTM v5.92 Toolbar"' />
<remove cmd='%ComSpec% /c if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Toolbar.lnk" del /f /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\RTM v5.92 Toolbar.lnk"' />
</package>
</packages>
JavaScript helper
This is the Jscript to create the shortcuts, place it in the tools folder of your WPKG server installation and name it CreateShortCut.js
/*
Script to create a desktop shortcut
Usage:
CreateShortCut.js {options}
Options:
/name:"name of the shortcut to create" ... required
/target:"fully qualified path to the target file or folder" ... required
/workdir:"fully qualified path to the working folder of the file" ... optional
/args:"any command line arguments for the file" ... optional
/icon:"fully qualified path to the icon resource" ... optional
OR /icon:"fully qualified path to the icon resource, zero-based icon index"
/descr:"description of the shortcut" ... optional
/saveto:"saveto path specifies where shortcut is to be saved" ... optional, default: AllUsersDestop
*/
var argsNamed = WScript.Arguments.Named;
var argsUnnamed = WScript.Arguments.Unnamed;
var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
var FSobj = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("AllUsersDesktop");
var LinkName = null;
var LinkTarget = null;
var LinkWorkDir = null;
var LinkArgs = null;
var LinkIcon = null;
var LinkDescr = null;
var LinkSaveto = null;
if ( argsNamed.Exists("name") ) {
LinkName = argsNamed.Item("name");
if ( LinkName == null ) {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Name missing /name:\"{name}\" - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(4);
}
} else {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Option /name:\"{name}\" missing - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(3);
}
if ( argsNamed.Exists("target") ) {
LinkTarget = argsNamed.Item("target");
if ( LinkTarget == null ) {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Target path missing /target:\"{target path}\" - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(2);
}
} else {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Option /target:\"{target path}\" missing - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(1);
}
if ( argsNamed.Exists("workdir") ) {
LinkWorkDir = argsNamed.Item("workdir");
if ( LinkWorkDir == null ) {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Working directory path missing /workdir:\"{folder path}\" - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(5);
}
} else {
/* set the folder containing the file as default
do not set this for target folders */
if ( FSobj.FileExists(LinkTarget) ) LinkWorkDir = FSobj.GetParentFolderName(LinkTarget);
}
if ( argsNamed.Exists("args") ) {
LinkArgs = argsNamed.Item("args");
if ( LinkArgs == null ) {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Arguments missing /args:\"{arguments}\" - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(6);
}
}
if ( argsNamed.Exists("icon") ) {
LinkIcon = argsNamed.Item("icon");
if ( LinkIcon == null ) {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Icon location missing /icon:\"{full path to icon resource}[, {index}]\" - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(7);
}
}
if ( argsNamed.Exists("descr") ) {
LinkDescr = argsNamed.Item("descr");
if ( LinkDescr == null ) {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Description missing /descr:\"{description}\" - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(8);
}
}
if ( argsNamed.Exists("saveto") ) {
LinkSaveto = argsNamed.Item("saveto");
if ( LinkSaveto == null ) {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine("Saveto path missing /saveto:\"{saveto}\" - exiting ...");
WScript.Quit(9);
}
} else {
LinkSaveto = strDesktop
}
var oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(FSobj.BuildPath(LinkSaveto, LinkName + ".lnk"));
oShellLink.TargetPath = LinkTarget;
if ( LinkWorkDir != null ) oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = LinkWorkDir;
if ( LinkArgs != null ) oShellLink.Arguments = LinkArgs;
if ( LinkIcon != null ) oShellLink.IconLocation = LinkIcon;
if ( LinkDescr != null ) oShellLink.Description = LinkDescr;
oShellLink.Save();
WScript.Quit(0);