Creating a Shortcut to a File within a DIM Reference

InstallAnywhere 2013

Once a DIM reference is added to your project, you can create a shortcut to a file defined within a DIM. The shortcut appears in the Visual Tree under the Install view like other actions.

To create a shortcut to a file within a DIM reference:

1. In the Advanced Designer, on the Sequence page, click Install. The Install view opens.
2. Click the Add Action button. The Choose an action dialog box open.
3. On the Install tab, click the Create Alias, Link, Shortcut to DIM action and click the Add button. InstallAnywhere adds a generic shortcut to the Visual Tree and displays its settings in the customizer at the bottom of the view.
4. Click the Choose Target button. The Choose an Alias, Link, Shortcut Target dialog box opens.
5. Double-click the magic folder under the DIM that contains the file that you want to target. The magic folder expands, displaying a list of files.
6. Click the file that you want to target and click OK.

InstallAnywhere updates the shortcut description in the Visual Tree to reflect the name of the file that you selected.

Note: The target file must be present on the system before the Create Alias, Link, Shortcut action is executed. Use the navigational arrows as necessary to ensure that the shortcut is sequences after the DIM reference that contains the target file.