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Q244677: HOWTO: Create a Desktop Shortcut with the Windows Script Host

Article: Q244677
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbScript kbMiscTools kbvfp300b kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport
Last Modified: 25-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft Windows Script Host (WSH) is a tool that allows you to run
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition and JScript natively within the base
Operating System, either on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. It also includes
several COM automation methods that allow you to do several tasks easily through
the Windows Script Host Object Model. The Microsoft Windows Script Host is
integrated into Windows 98 and Windows 2000. It is available for Windows NT 4.0
from within the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack. It is also available for download
from:

http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

MORE INFORMATION
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This program demonstrates how to use the Windows Script Host to create a
shortcut on the Windows Desktop. In order to run this example, you must have the
Windows Script Host installed on your computer. To run one of these examples,
copy the code below into a new program file and run it.

Example 1

  WshShell = CreateObject("Wscript.shell")
  strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
  oMyShortcut = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop + "\Sample.lnk")
  oMyShortcut.WindowStyle = 3  &&Maximized 7=Minimized  4=Normal 
  oMyShortcut.IconLocation = "C:\myicon.ico"
  OMyShortcut.TargetPath = "%windir%\notepad.exe"
  oMyShortCut.Hotkey = "ALT+CTRL+F"
  oMyShortCut.Save

Example 2

(Add a command line argument)

  WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
  oMyShortCut= WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop+"\Foxtest.lnk")
  oMyShortCut.WindowStyle = 7  &&Minimized 0=Maximized  4=Normal 
  oMyShortcut.IconLocation = home()+"wizards\graphics\builder.ico"
  oMyShortCut.TargetPath = "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VFP98\vfp6.exe" 
  oMyShortCut.Arguments = '-c'+'"'+Home()+'config.fpw'+'"'
  oMyShortCut.WorkingDirectory = "c:\"
  oMyShortCut.Save

Example 3

(Add a URL Shortcut to the desktop)

  WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
  oUrlLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop+"\Microsoft Web Site.URL")
  oUrlLink.TargetPath = "http://www.microsoft.com"
  oUrlLink.Save

Please note that all methods must be passed valid parameters for the shortcut to
be created. No error appears if one of the parameters is incorrect.

REFERENCES
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The following references are available at:
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/

White paper:

Windows Script Host: A Universal Scripting Host for Scripting Languages

Technical Paper:

Windows Script Host Programmer's Reference

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbScript kbMiscTools kbvfp300b kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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