How to delete shortcuts?

[hevnbnd]

Here is what my xml is for deleting 3 quicken shortcuts:

<item display='Quicken 2004' image="%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\images\Quicken.gif">

<execute display='Installing Quicken 2004...' program='%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\Quicken2004\DISK1\setup.exe' arguments='-s -f1"%SOURCEPATH%\PostInstall\Applications\Quicken2004\DISK1\setup.iss"' />

<delete source='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\BEST FOR QUICKEN - LOW INTRO APR AND OPTIONAL TRAVEL REWARDS.lnk' />

<delete source='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\VISIT QUICKEN.COM.lnk' />

<delete source='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SPECIAL OFFER FROM CITIBANK.lnk' />

</item>

Here is my log for that section after it runs:

Running item: 'Quicken 2004' {

      Running command: 'execute' {

        Command: execute, (2,0)

        Running: 'D:\PostInstall\Applications\Quicken2004\DISK1\setup.exe -s -f1"D:\PostInstall\Applications\Quicken2004\DISK1\setup.iss"'

      }

      Running command: 'delete' {

        Command: delete, (3,2)

        Deleting directory: 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\BEST FOR QUICKEN - LOW INTRO APR AND OPTIONAL TRAVEL REWARDS.lnk'

        File mask: '*.*'

      }

      Running command: 'delete' {

        Command: delete, (3,2)

        Deleting directory: 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\VISIT QUICKEN.COM.lnk'

        File mask: '*.*'

      }

      Running command: 'delete' {

        Command: delete, (3,2)

        Deleting directory: 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SPECIAL OFFER FROM CITIBANK.lnk'

        File mask: '*.*'

      }

I found it strang that xplode treated the files as directories and not files like my other delete file commands. Any ideas i think there in could lie the problem. Thanks Brian

[killerbee]

hi,

here is a deletion line that works for me:

	 <delete source='#USERPROFILE#\Desktop\winscp3.lnk' />

hope this helps a bit

cya

Killer Bee

edit: replaced code with a sample of the actual XPlode

[hevnbnd]

Ok folks, well i suppose i did something stupid here. Figured i would post this for anyone that has problems deleting a shortcut. Come to find out the reason my shortcut would not delete was because it was a internet shortcut

.url Internet Shortcut (Extension not visible)

Not .lnk Gzzzzz i did not even think about that. Well enough is enough maybe this little bit of info can save someone some time

HEVNBND