CreateShortcuts Action (Windows)

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Sequence Restrictions

The CreateShortcuts action must come after the InstallFiles action and the RemoveShortcuts action.

ActionData Messages

Field	Description of action data
[1]	Identifier of created shortcut.

Remarks

The CreateShortcuts action creates shortcuts to the key files of components of features that are selected for installation or advertisement.

Sequence Restrictions

ActionData Messages

Remarks

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