Creating shortcut via script

[Guest John]

Hi

 

Is there a way to use a batch file or script to do the following;

 

1. Create a folder X

 

2. Copy a file form another location to folder X.

 

3. Create a shortcut to copied file in folder X on the desktop?

 

If batch or script can not do this, is there another way?

 

Thanks

 

Regards

[Guest John]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

Hi

 

A couple of additions to the last questions.

 

How can I

 

a. Add a specific icon (world icon) form the

%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll to the created shortcut?

 

b. Any way to scan all icons on the desktop and if any shortcut already has

the world icon to change it to something else form

%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll ?

 

Many thanks. Sorry for all the questiosn but I am new to this.

 

Regards

 

"John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message

news:udTdb01IJHA.5900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Hi

>

> Is there a way to use a batch file or script to do the following;

>

> 1. Create a folder X

>

> 2. Copy a file form another location to folder X.

>

> 3. Create a shortcut to copied file in folder X on the desktop?

>

> If batch or script can not do this, is there another way?

>

> Thanks

>

> Regards

>

>

>

>

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

"John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi

>

>Is there a way to use a batch file or script to do the following;

>

>1. Create a folder X

>

>2. Copy a file form another location to folder X.

 

These two are easy of course. mkdir to create a folder, copy to copy a

file into it.

>3. Create a shortcut to copied file in folder X on the desktop?

 

That's hard. A Google search turns up this:

http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy38.htm. That page describes XXMKLINK which

they claim will create a shortcut from the command line. There's a

link at the bottom of the page to download the tool, which is free.

All I know about it is what's on that page, I've never used it.

 

--

Tim Slattery

MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

Xxcopy doesn't work with SP3.

 

Yet.

 

Is it fixed now?

 

 

"Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message news:ika7e4pe8oikr523j8l4rli5m0er93ifr1@4ax.com...

> "John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote:

>

>>Hi

>>

>>Is there a way to use a batch file or script to do the following;

>>

>>1. Create a folder X

>>

>>2. Copy a file form another location to folder X.

>

> These two are easy of course. mkdir to create a folder, copy to copy a

> file into it.

>

>>3. Create a shortcut to copied file in folder X on the desktop?

>

> That's hard. A Google search turns up this:

> http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy38.htm. That page describes XXMKLINK which

> they claim will create a shortcut from the command line. There's a

> link at the bottom of the page to download the tool, which is free.

> All I know about it is what's on that page, I've never used it.

>

> --

> Tim Slattery

> MS MVP(Shell/User)

> Slattery_T@bls.gov

> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest Plato]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

ju.c wrote:

>

> Xxcopy doesn't work with SP3.

> Yet.

> Is it fixed now?

 

Ask the Author, Kan Yabubumoto.

 

 

--

http://www.bootdisk.com/

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

Please don't answer with non-answers. Totally useless.

 

 

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message news:48e49717$0$12781$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...

> ju.c wrote:

>>

>> Xxcopy doesn't work with SP3.

>> Yet.

>> Is it fixed now?

>

> Ask the Author, Kan Yabubumoto.

>

>

> --

> http://www.bootdisk.com/

>

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

Try this:

 

Shortcut 1.11 24 KB (Freeware)

http://www.optimumx.com/download/#Shortcut

 

"/

Allows you to create, modify or query Windows shell

links (shortcuts) from the command-line. You can

export the properties of an existing shortcut to a

text file in .INI format. Use 'Shortcut /?' to view

the syntax.

/"

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message news:udTdb01IJHA.5900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Hi

>

> Is there a way to use a batch file or script to do the following;

>

> 1. Create a folder X

>

> 2. Copy a file form another location to folder X.

>

> 3. Create a shortcut to copied file in folder X on the desktop?

>

> If batch or script can not do this, is there another way?

>

> Thanks

>

> Regards

>

>

>

>

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

"ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote:

>Xxcopy doesn't work with SP3.

 

Interesting, but I'm not talking about xxcopy. This is a different

program, apparently from the same place, called xxmklink. It doesn't

copy files, it makes a link. I don't see any mention of SP3 on the

page.

 

--

Tim Slattery

MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

"ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote:

>Try this:

>

>Shortcut 1.11 24 KB (Freeware)

>http://www.optimumx.com/download/#Shortcut

>

>"/

>Allows you to create, modify or query Windows shell

>links (shortcuts) from the command-line. You can

>export the properties of an existing shortcut to a

>text file in .INI format. Use 'Shortcut /?' to view

>the syntax.

 

Sounds good!

 

--

Tim Slattery

MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

Oh, I thought xxmklink was an xxcopy command. Doh!

 

 

"Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message news:a1h9e4tb0ool4kk4cipvhde0difn35625r@4ax.com...

> "ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote:

>

>>Xxcopy doesn't work with SP3.

>

> Interesting, but I'm not talking about xxcopy. This is a different

> program, apparently from the same place, called xxmklink. It doesn't

> copy files, it makes a link. I don't see any mention of SP3 on the

> page.

>

> --

> Tim Slattery

> MS MVP(Shell/User)

> Slattery_T@bls.gov

> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Creating shortcut via script

 

How to to do the following with a batch file:

 

1. Create a folder.

2. Copy a file to the created folder.

3. Create a shortcut on the desktop pointing to the

file that was copied to the created folder.

 

 

1. Download required files:

 

To create the shortcut:

Shortcut 1.11 24 KB (Freeware)

Info: http://www.optimumx.com/download/#Shortcut

Download: http://www.optimumx.com/download/Shortcut.zip

 

To launch the batch file without a command window:

Hidden Start 2.1 23 KB (Freeware)

Info: http://www.ntwind.com/software/utilities/hstart.html

Download: http://www.ntwind.com/download/hstart.zip

 

2. Copy both files to C:\WINDOWS\

 

3. Copy below and paste into Notepad:

 

----------copy inside only----------

@ECHO OFF

 

:: Create a folder:

MD "C:\Path To\New folder\"

 

:: Copy a file to the created folder:

XCOPY "C:\Path To\file.ext" "C:\Path To\New folder\"

 

:: Create a shortcut on the desktop:

C:\WINDOWS\Shortcut.exe /F:"%UserProfile%\Desktop\file.lnk" /A:C /T:"C:\Path To\file.ext"

 

CLS

EXIT

 

----------copy inside only----------

 

4. Modify the paths accordingly, then paste into Notepad.

 

5. Save-as AnyName.bat (any name + .bat)

 

6. Right-click and select "New->Shortcut"

 

7. Paste the following into the "Type the location of the item" area:

C:\WINDOWS\HSTART.EXE /NOCONSOLE "C:\Path To\AnyName.bat"

 

8. Give the shortcut a name and run it to test.

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message news:udTdb01IJHA.5900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Hi

>

> Is there a way to use a batch file or script to do the following;

>

> 1. Create a folder X

>

> 2. Copy a file form another location to folder X.

>

> 3. Create a shortcut to copied file in folder X on the desktop?

>

> If batch or script can not do this, is there another way?

>

> Thanks

>

> Regards

>

>

>

>