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creating a shortcut thru a bat file
Name: chris5726 Date: March 29, 2007 at 20:57:52 Pacific OS: win xp pro CPU/Ram: intel 2.8ghz/ 4gb Product: dell
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I have created a simple .bat to load a large number of apps and updates to them. how can i create a shortcut for one of the apps to be placed on all users desktop with a custom .icn picture. I found the "shortcut" cmd but it does not work in win xp pro. I think I have to create a file that ends in .lnk but how is this done.
Name: Balkrah (by Vaughan Newton) Date: April 1, 2007 at 04:02:47 Pacific
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Do you just want to create a shortcut with a custom icon?
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Response Number 2
Name: chris5726 Date: April 1, 2007 at 15:52:28 Pacific
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yes I want it to have a custom icon and also to be able to copy it using a .bat command.
thanks for the reply
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Response Number 3
Name: Balkrah (by Vaughan Newton) Date: April 1, 2007 at 22:53:22 Pacific
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That's a tricky one. I had a look in to it, you're right about shortcuts having to end in .lnk. I used type to view the contents of a shortcut file but its not in understandable english. I'll keep working on it though...
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Response Number 4
Name: Balkrah (by Vaughan Newton) Date: April 1, 2007 at 23:17:09 Pacific
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Well, you can set the icon manually by right-clicking on the shortcut and then go to it's properties. There's a 'Change Icon' button that sets the icon. Then you can copy it normally with the 'copy' command, just remember to include .lnk.
I don't know how to create a shortcut from scratch with a batch file.
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Response Number 5
Name: Shr0Om Date: April 2, 2007 at 06:35:52 Pacific
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I dont think there is any way to create a shortcut via batch directly. It might perhaps be possible by calling some regedit operations within a batch, but im not sure.
There are some tools availible that can be used with a batch tho..
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