An advertised shortcut is a special type of shortcut that uses an entry point of the installer engine to validate the correctness of the installation and repair it if necessary. Advertised shortcuts can be used only for files that are physically present in the package and that are keypaths of their components.
Non-advertised shortcuts can link to both, resources present in the package and resources that are only available on the target machine (for example starting iexplore.exe). Non-advertised shortcuts do not check the installation when they are executed.
Usually, advertised shortcuts should be the preferred wherever possible. There are certain circumstances in which the advertising mechanism is not required. RayPack provides a way to convert shortcuts between advertised and non-advertised type.
To Convert an Advertised Shortcut to a Non-advertised Shortcut
1.In the shortcut view, select the shortcut that has to be converted
2.In the sidebar view, click the ADVERTISED tile
3.The shortcut will be automatically converted to a non-advertised shortcut, the tile label will change to NON-ADVERTISED
To Convert a Non-advertised Shortcut to an Advertised Shortcut
1.In the shortcut view, select the shortcut that has to be converted
2.In the sidebar view, click the NON-ADVERTISED tile
3.The shortcut will be automatically converted to an advertised shortcut, the tile label will change to ADVERTISED
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Be aware: The conversion of non-advertised to advertised may not always be possible due to several reasons. The following conditions have to be fulfilled for successful conversion:
•The command has to resolve to any file present in the package •The target file must be a keypath of its component
If any of the aforementioned points is not fulfilled, RayPack will display a warning message, stating that the conversion is not possible. |
