Hello!

Does anybody know a command line tool or a windows-buildin mechanism to create a link ( a *.lnk file)?

Sometimes I have to write simple "installer" programs as batchfiles. It would be helpful to create
links in start menu or on deskttop. Sometimes I need links that start a program by giving some
arguments to it.

Thanks

Reinhard

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Reinhard Bellmann

"R.Bellmann" wrote:
>Does anybody know a command line tool or a windows-buildin mechanism
>to create a link ( a *.lnk file)?
>Sometimes I have to write simple "installer" programs as batchfiles.
>It would be helpful to create links in start menu or on deskttop.
>Sometimes I need links that start a program by giving some arguments
>to it.

Hallo Reinhard,

What about googling yourself? This is an faq.
http://www.google.com/groups?q=creat...mdprompt.admin

Makescut.exe
http://www.scriptlogic.com/eng/produ...iptingtoolkit/

Marty List - Shortcut.exe:
http://www.optimumx.com/download/

Frank P. Westlake - LN.EXE
http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/fwu/

Assemble an inf file to create link
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=82...ws.prodigy.com

One of several vbscript
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=Xn...0207.46.239.39

A batch creates a vbscript which creates a lnk
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=ur...TNGP12.phx.gbl

HTH
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Matthias________________________________________
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On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:21:30 +0200, "R.Bellmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin:

>Does anybody know a command line tool or a windows-buildin mechanism to create a link ( a *.lnk file)?
>
>Sometimes I have to write simple "installer" programs as batchfiles. It would be helpful to create
>links in start menu or on deskttop. Sometimes I need links that start a program by giving some
>arguments to it.

See, among many others:
<http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBA/tip0400/rh0422.htm>
<http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBM/tip6000/rh6035.htm>
<http://www.ss64.com/nt/shortcut.html>
<http://groups.google.com/groups?q=shortcut.exe&hl=en&rnum=5&selm=826k2i%24mdc%241%40newssvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>
and my favourite:
ln (Frank P. Westlake) at <http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/batch/f_w_util/ln.zip>

There's also a shortcut.exe in some NT Resource Kit.

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Michael Bednarek http://mbednarek.com/ "POST NO BILLS"

Hello Matthias and Michael!

Your answers are very helpful. Now I have what I need.
Thank you very much!

> What about googling yourself? This is an faq.

Sorry. I googled very much, but did not find anything. ("link" or "command line" are bad words to
search for). Than I had the idea to look for an appropriate newsgroup - and did not think any longer
about FAQs of that group or so, as I should have done. Sorry.


By
Reinhard


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Reinhard Bellmann

"R.Bellmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hello Matthias and Michael!
>
>Your answers are very helpful. Now I have what I need.
>Thank you very much!
>
> > What about googling yourself? This is an faq.
>
>Sorry. I googled very much, but did not find anything. ("link" or "command line" are bad words to
>search for). Than I had the idea to look for an appropriate newsgroup - and did not think any longer
>about FAQs of that group or so, as I should have done. Sorry.
>
Hallo Reinhard,

there is an archive of all newsgroups in http://groups.google.com
It's a great source for information.

Reinhardt
"Menschen bilden bedeutet nicht Gefäße zu füllen, sondern ein Feuer zu entfachen" Aristophanes