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Creating a Shortcut to a Nonfile Object - 5/10/2006 11:58:48 AM   
  CyberGuy

 

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Status: offline 		How do I create a shortcut to a nonfile object, such as a printer?
 
 
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RE: Creating a Shortcut to a Nonfile Object - 5/11/2006 12:28:26 AM   
  Country73


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Status: offline 		I don't believe you can actually create a shortcut to a printer.
If you try to create a shortcut manually, the wizard actually states:
   This wizard helps you to create shortcuts to local or networks programs, files, folders, computers, or Internet addresses.
 
I haven't ever tried to create a shortcut to a printer before, and I was unable to do so manually, so I would have to say no on that.

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RE: Creating a Shortcut to a Nonfile Object - 5/11/2006 1:56:30 AM   
  ebgreen


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Status: offline 		For what it is worth, you can make a shortcut to a printer. Click:

Start->Settings->Printers and Faxes

Then right click on a printer and choose Create Shortcut.

This is on XP. Don't know about older OSs.

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RE: Creating a Shortcut to a Nonfile Object - 5/11/2006 2:55:53 AM   
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RE: Creating a Shortcut to a Nonfile Object - 5/11/2006 4:03:20 AM   
  CyberGuy

 

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Status: offline 		I know how to create a shortcut to a non-file object such as a printer using point-and-click, but that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking how to do it via Visual Basic/VBScript. There is an MSDN article at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_int/shell_int_programming/shortcuts/shortcut.asp which describes how to do this at the bottom, but I don’t have enough knowledge to make it work. I’m not talking about how to make a shortcut to a special folder; I can do that already with the code below. I need to make a shortcut to an object inside that special folder.
 
Option Explicit
Const NETWORK_CONNECTIONS = &H31&
Dim WshShell : Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim objShell : Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Dim objFolder : Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(NETWORK_CONNECTIONS)
Dim objFolderItem : Set objFolderItem = objFolder.Self
Dim strDesktop: strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
Dim objShellLink : Set objShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Link File.LNK")
objShellLink.TargetPath = objFolderItem.Path
objShellLink.Save

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