BCI Nodes - Shortcut

<Shortcut> - In BBj 11.0 and higher, this node creates a shortcut on all platforms except the Mac. The Mac uses a directory structure (.app) for shortcuts. The name can include program groups, separated by a forward slash, as shown in the second line of the example.

Attribute	Description	Possible Values	Default Value
description	Description of the shortcut.	any string	none
image	Image for the shortcut.	image file name	none
name	Name of the shortcut. Can include folder names, separated by a forward slash.	any string	none
parameters	Specifies parameters for the target.	any string	none
target	Specifies the target of the shortcut.	executable file name	none
workingdir	Specifies the working directory.	valid directory	none

Common Attribute	Description	Possible Values	Default Value
bit	Specifies the Java bit level for which the BCI node will be active.	0 = All bit levels 32 = 32-bit level 64 = 64-bit level In BBj 19.21 and later, the following values may also be used: 1 = 32-bit level 2 = 64-bit level	0 = All bit levels
osbit	Specifies the OS bit level for which the BCI node will be active.	0 = All bit levels 32 = 32-bit level 64 = 64-bit level In BBj 19.21 and later, the following values may also be used: 1 = 32-bit level 2 = 64-bit level	0 = All bit levels
portid	Specifies the port ID for which the BCI node will be active. Multiple port IDs are comma separated.	See www.basis.cloud/availability for possible port IDs.	All port IDs

<Variable> - In BBj 11.0 and higher, this node creates a variable that can be used instead of string value in the custominstall.xml. The following variables are provided by default:

Variable Name	Variable Value
$BASISInstallDir	BASIS installation directory.
$BASISInstallDrive	BASIS installation drive on Windows resolves to the drive letter and colon (i.e. d:).
$DesktopDir	Desktop directory on Windows.
$InstallDir	Installation directory.
$InstallDrive	Installation drive on Windows resolves to the drive letter and colon (i.e. d:).
$ProgramsDir	Programs directory on Windows.
$UserHome	User's home directory.
$Version	BBj version.

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