IZPack Not Create the Desktop Shortcut on Windows 7 and Windows 10
Hi All currently I'm trying to use Izypack version 5.1.3 to create a desktop application installer that going to create shortcut to application on the desktop.
Below my install.xml
<izpack:installation version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/installation"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/installation http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-installation-5.0.xsd">
<info>
<appname>application</appname>
<appversion>1.0</appversion>
<appsubpath>application</appsubpath>
<javaversion>1.8</javaversion>
</info>
<locale>
<langpack iso3="eng"/>
</locale>
<guiprefs width="800" height="600" resizable="no">
<splash>images/peas_load.gif</splash>
<modifier key="useHeadingPanel" value="yes"/>
</guiprefs>
<resources>
<res id="userInputSpec.xml" src="installer/userInputSpecv5.xml"/>
<res id="userInputLang.xml_eng" src="/installer/userInputLangV5.xml_eng"/>
<res id="shortcutSpec.xml" src="/installer/default_shortcut_specification.xml"/>
</resources>
<natives>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink_x64.dll"/>
</natives>
<panels>
<panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
<panel classname="UserInputPanel" id="uip">
<validator classname="com.application.installer.Validator"/>
</panel>
<panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
<panel classname="ShortcutPanel" id="my_shortcutpanel">
<skipIfNotSupported/>
</panel>
<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
</panels>
<packs>
<pack name="Config" required="yes">
<description>The core files needed for the application</description>
<file src="installer/application-app.properties" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server"/>
<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/server/application-app.properties"
parsable="yes"/>
</pack>
<pack name="Database" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Database</description>
<fileset dir="build/distributions/uberjar/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">
</fileset>
</pack>
<pack name="Desktop App" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Desktop GUI</description>
<fileset dir="deploy/app-desktop/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/app-desktop">
</fileset>
<file src="installer/Readme.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
<file src="installer/Licence.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
</pack>
<pack name="Execute File" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Exe</description>
<fileset dir="bin" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">
</fileset>
</pack>
</packs>
</izpack:installation>
And Below my shortCutSpecification.xml
<izpack:shortcuts version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-shortcuts-5.0.xsd">
<shortcuts>
<skipIfNotSupported/>
<programGroup defaultName="applicationapplicationDesktop"
location="desktop"/>
<shortcut
name="application test"
target="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbinapp-desktop.bat"
workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbin"
description="This starts MyApplication"
initialState="minimized"
programGroup="yes"
desktop="yes"
applications="no"
startMenu="yes"
startup="no">
</shortcut>
</shortcuts>
</izpack:shortcuts>
I also compile it with IZpack version 5.0.6 but the shortcut is not appear on Windows Desktop. So the result is same with both 5.0.6 and 5.1.3.
java shortcut izpack
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Hi All currently I'm trying to use Izypack version 5.1.3 to create a desktop application installer that going to create shortcut to application on the desktop.
Below my install.xml
<izpack:installation version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/installation"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/installation http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-installation-5.0.xsd">
<info>
<appname>application</appname>
<appversion>1.0</appversion>
<appsubpath>application</appsubpath>
<javaversion>1.8</javaversion>
</info>
<locale>
<langpack iso3="eng"/>
</locale>
<guiprefs width="800" height="600" resizable="no">
<splash>images/peas_load.gif</splash>
<modifier key="useHeadingPanel" value="yes"/>
</guiprefs>
<resources>
<res id="userInputSpec.xml" src="installer/userInputSpecv5.xml"/>
<res id="userInputLang.xml_eng" src="/installer/userInputLangV5.xml_eng"/>
<res id="shortcutSpec.xml" src="/installer/default_shortcut_specification.xml"/>
</resources>
<natives>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink_x64.dll"/>
</natives>
<panels>
<panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
<panel classname="UserInputPanel" id="uip">
<validator classname="com.application.installer.Validator"/>
</panel>
<panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
<panel classname="ShortcutPanel" id="my_shortcutpanel">
<skipIfNotSupported/>
</panel>
<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
</panels>
<packs>
<pack name="Config" required="yes">
<description>The core files needed for the application</description>
<file src="installer/application-app.properties" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server"/>
<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/server/application-app.properties"
parsable="yes"/>
</pack>
<pack name="Database" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Database</description>
<fileset dir="build/distributions/uberjar/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">
</fileset>
</pack>
<pack name="Desktop App" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Desktop GUI</description>
<fileset dir="deploy/app-desktop/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/app-desktop">
</fileset>
<file src="installer/Readme.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
<file src="installer/Licence.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
</pack>
<pack name="Execute File" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Exe</description>
<fileset dir="bin" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">
</fileset>
</pack>
</packs>
</izpack:installation>
And Below my shortCutSpecification.xml
<izpack:shortcuts version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-shortcuts-5.0.xsd">
<shortcuts>
<skipIfNotSupported/>
<programGroup defaultName="applicationapplicationDesktop"
location="desktop"/>
<shortcut
name="application test"
target="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbinapp-desktop.bat"
workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbin"
description="This starts MyApplication"
initialState="minimized"
programGroup="yes"
desktop="yes"
applications="no"
startMenu="yes"
startup="no">
</shortcut>
</shortcuts>
</izpack:shortcuts>
I also compile it with IZpack version 5.0.6 but the shortcut is not appear on Windows Desktop. So the result is same with both 5.0.6 and 5.1.3.
java shortcut izpack
this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack
– Stultuske
Nov 22 '18 at 11:10
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Hi All currently I'm trying to use Izypack version 5.1.3 to create a desktop application installer that going to create shortcut to application on the desktop.
Below my install.xml
<izpack:installation version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/installation"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/installation http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-installation-5.0.xsd">
<info>
<appname>application</appname>
<appversion>1.0</appversion>
<appsubpath>application</appsubpath>
<javaversion>1.8</javaversion>
</info>
<locale>
<langpack iso3="eng"/>
</locale>
<guiprefs width="800" height="600" resizable="no">
<splash>images/peas_load.gif</splash>
<modifier key="useHeadingPanel" value="yes"/>
</guiprefs>
<resources>
<res id="userInputSpec.xml" src="installer/userInputSpecv5.xml"/>
<res id="userInputLang.xml_eng" src="/installer/userInputLangV5.xml_eng"/>
<res id="shortcutSpec.xml" src="/installer/default_shortcut_specification.xml"/>
</resources>
<natives>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink_x64.dll"/>
</natives>
<panels>
<panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
<panel classname="UserInputPanel" id="uip">
<validator classname="com.application.installer.Validator"/>
</panel>
<panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
<panel classname="ShortcutPanel" id="my_shortcutpanel">
<skipIfNotSupported/>
</panel>
<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
</panels>
<packs>
<pack name="Config" required="yes">
<description>The core files needed for the application</description>
<file src="installer/application-app.properties" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server"/>
<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/server/application-app.properties"
parsable="yes"/>
</pack>
<pack name="Database" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Database</description>
<fileset dir="build/distributions/uberjar/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">
</fileset>
</pack>
<pack name="Desktop App" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Desktop GUI</description>
<fileset dir="deploy/app-desktop/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/app-desktop">
</fileset>
<file src="installer/Readme.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
<file src="installer/Licence.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
</pack>
<pack name="Execute File" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Exe</description>
<fileset dir="bin" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">
</fileset>
</pack>
</packs>
</izpack:installation>
And Below my shortCutSpecification.xml
<izpack:shortcuts version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-shortcuts-5.0.xsd">
<shortcuts>
<skipIfNotSupported/>
<programGroup defaultName="applicationapplicationDesktop"
location="desktop"/>
<shortcut
name="application test"
target="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbinapp-desktop.bat"
workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbin"
description="This starts MyApplication"
initialState="minimized"
programGroup="yes"
desktop="yes"
applications="no"
startMenu="yes"
startup="no">
</shortcut>
</shortcuts>
</izpack:shortcuts>
I also compile it with IZpack version 5.0.6 but the shortcut is not appear on Windows Desktop. So the result is same with both 5.0.6 and 5.1.3.
java shortcut izpack
Hi All currently I'm trying to use Izypack version 5.1.3 to create a desktop application installer that going to create shortcut to application on the desktop.
Below my install.xml
<izpack:installation version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/installation"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/installation http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-installation-5.0.xsd">
<info>
<appname>application</appname>
<appversion>1.0</appversion>
<appsubpath>application</appsubpath>
<javaversion>1.8</javaversion>
</info>
<locale>
<langpack iso3="eng"/>
</locale>
<guiprefs width="800" height="600" resizable="no">
<splash>images/peas_load.gif</splash>
<modifier key="useHeadingPanel" value="yes"/>
</guiprefs>
<resources>
<res id="userInputSpec.xml" src="installer/userInputSpecv5.xml"/>
<res id="userInputLang.xml_eng" src="/installer/userInputLangV5.xml_eng"/>
<res id="shortcutSpec.xml" src="/installer/default_shortcut_specification.xml"/>
</resources>
<natives>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink_x64.dll"/>
</natives>
<panels>
<panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
<panel classname="UserInputPanel" id="uip">
<validator classname="com.application.installer.Validator"/>
</panel>
<panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
<panel classname="ShortcutPanel" id="my_shortcutpanel">
<skipIfNotSupported/>
</panel>
<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
</panels>
<packs>
<pack name="Config" required="yes">
<description>The core files needed for the application</description>
<file src="installer/application-app.properties" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server"/>
<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/server/application-app.properties"
parsable="yes"/>
</pack>
<pack name="Database" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Database</description>
<fileset dir="build/distributions/uberjar/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">
</fileset>
</pack>
<pack name="Desktop App" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Desktop GUI</description>
<fileset dir="deploy/app-desktop/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/app-desktop">
</fileset>
<file src="installer/Readme.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
<file src="installer/Licence.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
</pack>
<pack name="Execute File" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Exe</description>
<fileset dir="bin" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">
</fileset>
</pack>
</packs>
</izpack:installation>
And Below my shortCutSpecification.xml
<izpack:shortcuts version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-shortcuts-5.0.xsd">
<shortcuts>
<skipIfNotSupported/>
<programGroup defaultName="applicationapplicationDesktop"
location="desktop"/>
<shortcut
name="application test"
target="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbinapp-desktop.bat"
workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbin"
description="This starts MyApplication"
initialState="minimized"
programGroup="yes"
desktop="yes"
applications="no"
startMenu="yes"
startup="no">
</shortcut>
</shortcuts>
</izpack:shortcuts>
I also compile it with IZpack version 5.0.6 but the shortcut is not appear on Windows Desktop. So the result is same with both 5.0.6 and 5.1.3.
java shortcut izpack
java shortcut izpack
edited Nov 22 '18 at 11:13
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 11:08


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this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack
– Stultuske
Nov 22 '18 at 11:10
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this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack
– Stultuske
Nov 22 '18 at 11:10
this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack
– Stultuske
Nov 22 '18 at 11:10
this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack
– Stultuske
Nov 22 '18 at 11:10
add a comment |
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this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack
– Stultuske
Nov 22 '18 at 11:10