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Creating Shortcuts in NT

This post from Walter Zackery shows how to create shortcuts using .INF files and RUNDLL32:

Subject:      Re: Shortcut in start menu
Date:         Mon, 27 Dec 1999 06:34:17 -0500
From:         "Walter Zackery" <walter_zackery@my-Deja.com>
Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com
Newsgroups:   alt.msdos.batch
References:   1 , 2 , 3

I posted this in an NT group 2 weeks ago, but here it is again.

@echo off & setlocal
::For Windows NT 4.0 users only!!!
::Creates LNK and PIF files from the command line.
::Author: Walter Zackery
if not %1[==[ if exist %1 goto start
echo You must pass the path of a file or folder to the
echo batch file as a shortcut target.
if not %1[==[ echo %1 is not an existing file or folder
(pause & endlocal & goto:eof)
:start
(set hkey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows)
(set hkey=%hkey%\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders)
(set inf=rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall)
start/w regedit /e %temp%\#57#.tmp "%hkey%"

for /f "tokens=*" %%? in (
'dir/b/a %1? 2^>nul') do (set name=%%~nx?)

for /f "tokens=2* delims==" %%? in (
'findstr/b /i """desktop"""= %temp%\#57#.tmp') do (set d=%%?)

for /f "tokens=2* delims==" %%? in (
'findstr/b /i """programs"""= %temp%\#57#.tmp') do (set p=%%?)

(set d=%d:\\=\%) & (set p=%p:\\=\%)
if not %2[==[ if exist %~fs2\nul (set d=%~fs2)
if not %2[==[ if exist %~fs2nul (set d=%~fs2)
set x=if exist %2\nul
if not %2[==[ if not %d%==%2 %x% if "%~p2"=="\" set d=%2
echo %d%|find ":\" >nul||(set d=%d%\)
(set file=""""""%1"""""")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=:" %%? in ("%file:"=%") do set drive=%%?
(set progman=setup.ini, progman.groups,,)
echo > %temp%\#k#.inf [version]
echo >>%temp%\#k#.inf signature=$chicago$
echo >>%temp%\#k#.inf [DefaultInstall]
echo >>%temp%\#k#.inf UpdateInis=Addlink
echo >>%temp%\#k#.inf [Addlink]
echo >>%temp%\#k#.inf %progman% ""group200="}new{"""
echo >>%temp%\#k#.inf setup.ini, group200,, """%name%"",%file%
start/w %inf% 132 %temp%\#k#.inf
del %temp%\#k#.inf %temp%\#57#.tmp
move %p%\"}new{\*.*" %d% >nul 2>&1
rd %p%\}new{ 2>nul
move %p%\}new{.lnk %d%\"drive %drive%.lnk" >nul 2>&1
endlocal


"Ross" <ross@danbbs.dk> wrote in message
news:AMl94.44$Ou1.420@news.get2net.dk...
: You wouldn't happen to have an NT version of this script would you (it would
: save me some time!)?
:
: With kind regards,
: Ross.
:

 

More information on .INF files and shortcuts can be found in this article by Daniel U. Thibault.


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