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Tdk161 · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:32 am Post subject: Link create help

Hi forum, I need to create a shourtcut of a folder
it's possible with the vds6 command link create?
If yes, how?

many tnx for any info

DaveR · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject:

Do you mean this?

LINK CREATE, <filename>, <link path>, <link name>

<filename> = file or directory that link will run/open

<link path> = location where link is to be created

<link name> = name of shortcut

Tdk161 · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:34 am Post subject:

DaveR · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:14 am Post subject:

Ahh ok. Yes, you're right. It does not work Sad

It seems to check if the file exists and because a directory is not a file it fails. If you try to create a link to a file that does not exist it also fails.

It is as if it is doing something like:

if @file(C:\Programmi)
link create,C:\Programmi,C:\,pippo
end

vdsalchemist · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject:

Tdk161,
Have you looked at my vdsshortcut.DLL? It can do what you are asking. This and a few other reasons was why I built this dll. Try it

Tdk161 · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

DAVE:

Tnx but I really need to create a link to a folder Crying or Very sad

Dragonspere
I looked your dll, but I don't want if possible use external dll

Many tnx to all for your info

Garrett · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:

You can always make a .url file instead:

jrmarquart · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:48 am Post subject:

Actually a solution to this issue was posted a while back by Dr. Dread. Anyway here is a rehash. The NewFolderLinkonDesktop(MayBeOffline) I actually had to look up on google on how to do, but the goal here is to be able to create a shortcut to a computer object that may not be online at the time the shortcut link is being created (and also so a proper error message is returned without having explorer hang). I needed to do this on a network to link with network folders that may be offline during the time of the shortcut link creation process.

This is VDS 5 code, but I'm assuming it will work in VDS 6 also (change the path to the .ico of course).

Off Topic: Is anyone running VDS 6.0 code in a production enviornment? I am interested in updating to 6.0, but I am concerned that no patches have been released yet for 6.0?

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I haven't tested this... but have you tried calling upon file:///c:/ ?