Setting Properties for Desktop Shortcut 1

[byrne1]

I have a login script that creates a shortcut on a users' desktop. When I set the TARGETPATH property for the shortcut it ends up with double quotes at the beginning and end of the TARGETPATH string. This causes the shortcut not to function.

How can I get rid of the double quotes?

I have copied the code below.


Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strDesktopFolder = objshell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
set objShortCut = objshell.CreateShortcut(strDesktopFolder & "\BROMBERGS.lnk")
objShortCut.TargetPath = "\\dbserver\appwin\ASCMenu.exe C:Brombergs"
objShortCut.Description = "Brombergs ACS System"
objShortCut.Save

 

[PHV]

Replace this:
objShortCut.TargetPath = "\\dbserver\appwin\ASCMenu.exe C:Brombergs"
By this:
objShortCut.TargetPath = "\\dbserver\appwin\ASCMenu.exe"
objShortCut.Arguments = "C:Brombergs"


Hope This Helps, PH.
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[byrne1]

Yahhhhooooooooooooo!

Thank you for the fix!

 

[tsuji]

I came across the same advice, didn't I, PHV?
- tsuji

 

[PHV]

I came across the same advice, didn't I, PHV?
Yes, here:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1006302&page=1

It's a common misuse of the TargetPath property:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=618224

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=763238

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=803762

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ222-2244

 

[tsuji]

PHV,

I meant I gave the same advice to this op in the misfortuned thread just a couple number backward, and this op just sat back and relax.

- tsuji