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SourceTree post install script to create the start menu shortcut
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Atlassian SourceTree installer does not create any shortcuts.
EXE is located somewhere, and it's not easily accessible.
Testing PowerShell scripts to create a shortcut under Start Menu / Programs...
Copyright 2020 Antti Konsta Kustaa
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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# Gets the path of AppData\Local folder, e.g. C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local
$LocalAppData = (Get-ChildItem Env:LOCALAPPDATA).Value
# The SourceTree should be installed here...
$Target = $LocalAppData + "\SourceTree\SourceTree.exe"
# Path to e.g. C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming, that contains the Program menu folder
$Roaming = (Get-ChildItem Env:APPDATA).Value
$Programs = $Roaming + "\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
$Folder = $Programs + "\Atlassian"
# Check that Atlassian subdirectory folder is in Programs menu, otherwise create it
# If the directory doesn't exist, creating the shortcut will fail
if (!(Test-Path -Path $Folder)) {
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Folder
}
$Shortcut = $Folder + "\SourceTree.lnk"
# The magic happens here...
$Ws = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$S = $Ws.CreateShortcut($Shortcut)
$S.TargetPath = $Target
$S.Save()
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