Dynamically assigning name to shortcut at run time in WIX

Question

I want to assign different names to a shortcut based on user input. Is this feasible using the WiX toolset? I have tried assigning value of property to Name attribute of Shortcut element but it does not work.

Answer 1

The Name column of the Shortcut Table isn't of type Formatted therefore it isn't possible to use [PROPERTY] to mutate it at runtime.

The only ways I know how to do it are:

1. Skip the shortcut table and write a custom action to handle it yourself.
2. Write a custom action to dynamically author the ShortCut table at runtime using SQL TEMPORARY syntax.
3. There might be an extension out there that has implemented #2.