Appolonius
8th June 2006 18:35 UTC

manualy search for a file?
I have made an Installer that installs 2 files. I also need the installer to Let me search for a desktop shortcut (will not always have the same name), and change the target of that shortcut to one of the 2 files I installed.

CancerFace
8th June 2006 18:46 UTC

You could use the locate plugin ...
CF

Instructor
8th June 2006 19:56 UTC

Updated code from this thread

Name "Output"
OutFile "Output.exe"

!include "Locate.nsh"

!include "FileFunc.nsh"
!insertmacro GetFileName

Section
        StrCpy $R0 "MyProgram.exe"    #File name of the application

        ${locate::Open} "$DESKTOP|$QUICKLAUNCH|$SMPROGRAMS" "/F=1 /D=0 /M=*.lnk /B=1" $0
        StrCmp $0 0 0 nextlocate
        MessageBox MB_OK "Error" IDOK endlocate

        nextlocate:
        ${locate::Find} "$0" $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6

        StrCmp $6 '' endlocate
        ShellLink::GetShortCutTarget $1
        Pop $7
        ${GetFileName} "$7" $7

        StrCmp $7 $R0 0 nextlocate
        Delete $1
        goto nextlocate

        endlocate:
        ${locate::Close} "$0"
        ${locate::Unload}
SectionEnd