Install a web shortcut

When you create an installation using WinDev installer tool, you don't have the option to create new shortcuts during the install. You can create a Windows menu shortcut for the files you install, but not by example for the corresponding web page.

Of course, there's a trick! Here is how to proceed:

• First, open Windows explorer in your application directory
• There create a shortcut (right click>New>Shortcut), giving the web address you want to access as the target, and the name you desire for the shortcut.
• In the installation editor, add the created shortcut to your list of files to install (it will be visible in the list with a .url extension, even if this extension is not visible in Windows explorer)
• Once the file is added, select it in the list, and go on the shortcut tab of the details section. There, add the Label and group information.

PS: If you want to change the icon for your shortcut (this option is possible when doing a right click/properties on the shortcut), you will have to be sure that you do NOT allow the user to change the installation directory. The reason? The link to your specific icon in the shortcut file is an absolute path (i.e. c:\program files\My program\My Icon.ico")... Therefore if the program is not installed in that directory, the link to the icon will be incorrect. And don't forget to also include this icon in your install list.