INF and Shortcuts command line switch

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From: Craig (news_at_craigpay.com)
Date: 09/16/04 

Date: 16 Sep 2004 07:55:51 -0700

Ok, here's a challenge for you. I want to create a CAB file using
CabWiz and INF that creates a Shortcut in the \Windows\StartUp folder
to the following...

"\Program Files\MyApp\MyApp.exe" -h

I could do this by manually creating an LNK file with the right path
and use CabWiz to copy the LNK file to that location.

However, this doesn't support none-English devices, so I should use
[Shortcuts] instead... but this doesn't let me add the all important
'-h' switch.

Any ideas?

TIA

Craig

[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"
Provider="My Company"
CESignature="$Windows CE$"

[CEStrings]
AppName="MyApp"
InstallDir=%CE1%\%AppName%

[CEDevice]
VersionMin=3.00
VersionMax=4.99

[DefaultInstall]
CEShortcuts=Shortcuts, StartUp
CopyFiles=Files.Common

[SourceDisksNames]
1=,"Common1",,"C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\Visual Studio
Projects\MyApp\obj\Release\"

[SourceDisksFiles]
MyApp.exe=1

[DestinationDirs]
Files.Common=0,%InstallDir%
StartUp=0,%CE4%
Shortcuts=0,%CE2%\Start Menu

[Files.Common]
MyApp.exe,,,0

[Shortcuts]
%AppName%,0,MyApp.exe,%CE11%

[StartUp]
%AppName%,0,MyApp.exe

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