Creating a Shortcut from the command line (batch file) XXCOPY TECHNICAL BULLETIN #38 From: Kan Yabumoto tech@xxcopy.com To: XXCOPY user Subject: Creating a Shortcut from the command line using XXMKLINK Date: 2013-02-28 Introduction: The Shortcut (a.k.a. Shell Link) is a convenient object in Windows' environments that makes everyone's life easier. It is trivial to create one. Most Windows users know how. Here are just a few common ways: 1. Inside Windows Explorer, highlight an object (file or directory) and then Menu File Create Shortcut, and Bingo!!! Or, once you have an object highlighted, clicking the right mouse button will give you a floating menu that has the 'Create Shortcut' option.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to create a shortcut of a file, folder, drive, or program in. (exe file) that you want to create a shortcut of. How to create a shortcut for a exe from a batch file. I tried call link.bat 'c: program Files App1 program1.exe' 'C: Documents and Settings%USERNAME% Desktop' 'C. I want to create a shortcut pointing to some EXE file, on the desktop, using.NET Framework 3.5 and relying on an official Windows API. How can I do that?
Windows Explorer also offers the Menu File New Shortcut that opens the 'Create Shortcut' wizard which will assist you from there. Alternatively, you may place the mouse cursor where you want a new shortcut and obtain the floating menu by right mouse click for the New Shortcut sequence. Once you create a shortcut, you can further customize the appearance and behavior of the shortcut via the property sheet. From a script (batch file): Now, the batch file is a useful way to automate a lot of things. Naturally, it would be useful to automate the process of making a shortcut using a batch file.
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But, we have not seen such a tool that can be invoked from a batch file. In my estimation, this is due to the fact that there is no straightforward method in the Win32 API. Creating a shortcut is not an everyday thing. Also the ordinary method of making a shortcut is quite easy. For these reasons, I don't expect many people to find this tool very useful. But, if you are an IT professional whose job is to setup a computer environment for novice users, you may find this tool useful. Because automation is a key to their work efficiency, a utility that can be easily incorporated into a batch file may find some audience.
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Enter XXMKLINK: With XXMKLINK, you can write a batch file for software installation which has been done by specialized installation programs. Basically, XXMKLINK is a tool that gathers various information from a command line and packages it into a shortcut.