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Create, Configure, and Install a Web Shortcut with an Installer on Windows
Create, Configure, and Install a Web Shortcut with an Installer on Windows
Summary
This article discusses how to create a web shortcut, configure the web shortcut based on user input, then install that web shortcut on Windows.Synopsis
This article discusses how to create a web shortcut, configure the web shortcut based on user input, then install that web shortcut on Windows.Discussion
Follow these steps:- Manually create a web shortcut on the user's Desktop on Windows. For example, on Windows 7, this is done by right-clicking the user's Desktop, selecting the New > Shortcut option, entering the web application URL, clicking the Next button, entering the Windows web shortcut name, then clicking the Finish button.
- In a text editor, manually edit the web shortcut (.url) file by changing the URL field to URL=$PROTOCOL$://$URL$/ where $PROTOCOL$ and $URL$ are going to be InstallAnywhere variables set by user input.
- Save the .url file.
- Create or open an InstallAnywhere project.
- Add the web shortcut (.url) file in the Install Sequence using the Add Files button.
- Add a Get User Input - Advanced Panel in the Pre-Install Sequence.
- Configure the Panel to prompt for and set the InstallAnywhere variables $PROTOCOL$ and $URL$.
- Add a Modify Text File Action in the Install Sequence.
- Configure the Action to substitute the InstallAnywhere variables in the .url file.
- Build the project.
- Run the installer.
Additional Information
For additional information, refer to the following documentation:
Using the Get User Input - Advanced Panel
Get User Input - Advanced Panel
Modify Text File - Single File Action?
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