Enhancing Hyperlink Management: Mastering the Edit Link Dialog

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Resources
    * Files and Folders
    * Files
    * Temporary Files
    * File Operations
    * Folders
    * Permissions Tab - Installer Project
    * Shortcuts
    * Shortcuts
    * Edit Link Dialog
    * INI Files
    * XML Files
    * JSON Files
    * Text File Updates
    * Windows Libraries
    * Tiles
    * Java Products
    * Registry
    * File Associations
    * Assemblies
    * Drivers
    * Services
    * Package Definition
    * Requirements
    * User Interface
    * System Changes
    * Server
    * Custom Behavior
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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Edit Link Dialog

In this dialog, you can edit the properties of a new link or change the properties of an already existing one.

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Location

• Directory
• Pick the directory where the link should be installed. You can change it using the [Browse… ] button via the Folder Picker Dialog
• Name
• Specify the name of the link. This field is of pseudo-formatted type. You can localize this value.

Target

Specify the path to the link’s target file.

Type

Specify the type of the link:

• Hard link to File
• Creates a link of type Hard link to File. A hard link is the file system representation of a file by which more than one path references a single file in the same volume.
• Symbolic Link to File
• Creates a link of type Symbolic Link to File. This represents a file-system object that points to another file.
• Symbolic Link to Directory
• Creates a link of type Symbolic Link to Directory. This represents a file-system object that points to a directory.
• Directory Junction
• Creates a link of type Junction. A junction (or a soft link) is almost identical to a hard link, the difference being that the objects it references are separate directories, and it can link directories located on different local volumes on the same computer.

Options

• Component
• The component which will contain the link. When this component is installed the link is created. Also, the link is removed when the component is uninstalled.

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