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Name: Alex
Date: September 1, 2003 at 18:58:15 Pacific
OS: xp pro
CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:

hey i wanna make a small program that when opened creates an shortcut on the users desktop that opens a web address can anyone help??



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Response Number 1
Name: wizard-fred
Date: September 1, 2003 at 19:27:19 Pacific
Reply:

Have you tried copying the web address into a new shortcut on your desktop? Works in Win98.


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Response Number 2
Name: Infinite Recursion
Date: September 1, 2003 at 23:41:18 Pacific
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You can do this in a batch file. The workhorse of this batch file will be ...

start iexplore "http://www.cnn.com"

(if CNN is what you wanted to see)

If you do not like batch files, then write a program that throws out a system call that will execute that line for you... You could also echo out the line to a batch file on your Desktop using the programming language's File I/O routines.

If it is some trivial task you are trying to do locally, you can right click on your desktop, choose New, then shortcut and have an icon for your URL there on your desktop as well.

Infinite Recursion


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Response Number 3
Name: alex
Date: September 3, 2003 at 07:16:11 Pacific
Reply:

no help from yous 2 ne1 else wanna try reading my question?


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Response Number 4
Name: Infinite Recursion
Date: September 3, 2003 at 17:45:47 Pacific
Reply:

Oooook. The "solution" works for me. Good luck with your inquiry.

Regards,

Infinite Recursion.


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Response Number 5
Name: Chi Happens
Date: September 5, 2003 at 05:25:48 Pacific
Reply:

You can use the Windows API function IShellLink.

Chi Happens


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