ExeFileShortcut changing folder name

[fschlaef]

Hello,

I am having an issue with ExeFileShortcut

This code

project.AddDir(new Dir(@"%ProgramMenu%\My Company",
      new ExeFileShortcut("My Product", "[INSTALL_DIR]\\MySystem\\MyProduct.exe", arguments: "")));

Generates this

<Shortcut Id="ProgramMenuFolder.My_Company.My_Product" WorkingDirectory="ProgramMenuFolder.My_Company.My_Product.WorkDir" Target="[INSTALL_DIR]\MySystemFolder\MyProduct.exe" Name="My Product.lnk" />

System got renamed to SystemFolder and the link doesn't work.
I tried with SystZem and it works, but I cannot rename the actual folder.

I assume it has something to do with wix variables but I didn't enclose them in % so I'm at loss here.

I have no workaround

[oleg-shilo]

Thank you for reporting this problem. Unfortunately it is a defect and it will be fixed in the next release. For now please use this work around:

new Dir(@"%ProgramMenu%\My Company\My Product",
    new ExeFileShortcut("My Product", @"[INSTALL_DIR]\MySystem\MyProduct.exe", arguments: ""),
. . .                    
project.WixSourceFormated += Project_WixSourceFormated;
project.BuildMsi();

. . .

static void Project_WixSourceFormated(ref string content)
{
    content = content.Replace("MySystemFolder", "MySystem");
}

[fschlaef]

Confirmed working 👍