"Alec MacLean" <alec.maclean@NO-SPAM-copeohs.com> wrote in message
news:OkTl82OoGHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> My config is: VS2005 Pro.
>
> I've got a small Winform project, to which I've added a setup project.
> I've
> used these before in their most basic form, and I decided it was time to
> learn what the customisation features allow, so I decided I'd add the
> option
> for the user to choose to have a shortcut set on the desktop - a common
> feature in many setup programs.
>
> In the User Interface Editor, I've added a "Checkboxes" dialog. This sits
> between Welcome and Installation. (Although you can create it at any
> position, the Studio gives an error warning that "All custom dialogs must
> precede the Installation Folder dialog".) This new Checkboxes (A) dialog
> contains just the one visible checkbox, Checkbox1.
>
> The Checkbox1Property is the default of "CHECKBOXA1", which is set as
> unchecked (again the default state).
>
> In the File System Editor I've created a shortcut in the "User's Desktop"
> container, pointing to the application's primary output.
>
> So I should be able to set the Condition for the "User's Desktop", so that
> the shortcut is only installed if the checkbox is checked, am I right?
> There doesn't seem to be a conditional for the individual shortcut item,
> just the container it's in (User's Desktop).
>
> This is where I need help - it seems that no matter what Condition logic I
> set, I always get the shortcut on the desktop, regardless of the state of
> the checkbox.
>
> The help files for this aspect of VS2005 are a little obtuse on the
> subject
> and thin on examples of this (seemingly simple) task.
>
> I've tried the following conditions:
>
> CHECKBOXA1
> =CHECKBOXA1
> CHECKBOXA1=TRUE
>
> Am I missing something obvious?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Alec
>
>