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Remove a shortcut

Summary

Removing a shortcut using the DeleteFolderIcon() function in InstallScript

Synopsis

To remove a shortcut, use the InstallScript function DeleteFolderIcon().

Discussion

To remove a shortcut, use the InstallScript function DeleteFolderIcon( szProgramFolder, szItemName ).
szProgramFolder - Specifies the name of the folder that contains the shortcut to remove
szItemName - Specifies the name of the shortcut to delete
Some standard locations of folders for shortcuts (szProgramFolder) are:
FOLDER_DESKTOP - points to the Desktop folder.
FOLDER_STARTUP - points to the Startup menu.
FOLDER_STARTMENU - points to the Start menu.
FOLDER_PROGRAMS - points to the Start Menu\Programs folder.


Additional Information

Here's some example code:
if (DeleteFolderIcon(FOLDER_STARTMENU, "Shortcut Name") <0) then
MessageBox("DeleteFolderIcon failed.",SEVERE);
endif;
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