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Software => Computer programming => Topic started by: Eric.Harris on June 04, 2017, 12:43:32 PM

Title: Command line to create short cut
Post by: Eric.Harris on June 04, 2017, 12:43:32 PM

Hi,
I have searched but just don't seem to be able to get an answer.
I'm trying to create a shortcut using a .bat file.
It runs a program which in effect runs an access applicatioin.
However, I want to supply command argumants to the target of the shortcut.
The following contents of the batch work fine.
However I want to add the comman arguments on the end and am Having trouble.

here's the script that works

@echo off
echo Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") > P:\docs\h\g\h\hgh1\1\CreateShortcut.vbs
echo sLinkFile = "P:\docs\h\g\h\hgh1\1\Review.lnk" >> CreateShortcut.vbs
echo Set oLink = oWS.CreateShortcut(sLinkFile) >> CreateShortcut.vbs
echo oLink.TargetPath = "\\pts-app\partner\PTS-Apps\Partner_Review.accdb" >> CreateShortcut.vbs
echo oLink.Save >> CreateShortcut.vbs
cscript CreateShortcut.vbs
del CreateShortcut.vbs

As you can see, the target path is :- \\pts-app\partner\PTS-Apps\Partner_Review.accdb

However, I need it to be :- \\PTS-APP\Partner\PTS-Apps\Partner_Review.accdb /cmd "XXX000000000031|1|"

Any ideas on how to generate that. The quotes are driving me mad.

Title: Re: Command line to create short cut
Post by: Geek-9pm on June 04, 2017, 04:26:40 PM

There is a program to create shortcuts in batch.
SHORTCUT.EXE   (Google it.)
Did you already read this?
https://superuser.com/questions/392061/how-to-make-a-shortcut-from-cmd
It says:

Quote

Seems like there is some shortcut.exe in some resource kit which I don't have.
As many other sites mention, there is no built-in way to do it from a batch file.

It is from the Windows 95 support tools and NT 4 Server Resource Kit.
Unfortunately, there are are other programs with the same or similar name and do not do the same thing.
Here is more information:
https://ss64.com/nt/shortcut.html
Let me know if you want to consider SHORTCUT.EXE

Title: Re: Command line to create short cut
Post by: BC_Programmer on June 04, 2017, 04:41:11 PM

You want to set the Arguments property. The Target Path must point at a file and cannot have arguments. Quotes are escaped in VBscript by doubling them up.

Code: [Select]

echo oLink.TargetPath = "\\pts-app\partner\PTS-Apps\Partner_Review.accdb" >> CreateShortcut.vbs
echo oLink.Arguments = "/cmd ""XXX000000000031|1|""" >> CreateShortcut.vbs

However, this might not work. it depends how accdb file types are associated and how they are launched.

Title: Re: Command line to create short cut
Post by: Eric.Harris on June 09, 2017, 06:59:55 AM

New to this site so apologies if I'm posting n the wrong place.
THis is brilliant. THanks you so much.
It worked a treat.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on June 04, 2017, 04:41:11 PM

You want to set the Arguments property. The Target Path must point at a file and cannot have arguments. Quotes are escaped in VBscript by doubling them up.

Code: [Select]

echo oLink.TargetPath = "\\pts-app\partner\PTS-Apps\Partner_Review.accdb" >> CreateShortcut.vbs
echo oLink.Arguments = "/cmd ""XXX000000000031|1|""" >> CreateShortcut.vbs

However, this might not work. it depends how accdb file types are associated and how they are launched.