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#110637 - 2003-12-19 03:54 PM change shortcut target
otf otf Getting the hang of it Registered: 2003-11-21 Posts: 53 Loc: Scotland	i need a script that will change the target of any .lnk pointing to a particular dir i found a function on deleting .lnk pointing to a particular dir but i wanna change the target not delete the .lnk also i ain't very good at functions (any good help topics on functions?) cheers
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#110638 - 2003-12-19 04:14 PM Re: change shortcut target
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	there is EditShortcut() UDF that will edit a shortcut. read the FAQ forum for some pointers _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#110639 - 2003-12-19 04:32 PM Re: change shortcut target
otf otf Getting the hang of it Registered: 2003-11-21 Posts: 53 Loc: Scotland	ok, got the editshortcut to work, but what if a user has changed the name of the shortcut? i suppose wildcard's ain't allowed?
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#110640 - 2003-12-19 04:37 PM Re: change shortcut target
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Then enumerate all shortcuts and evaluate each one to find the correct shortcut. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#110641 - 2003-12-19 04:38 PM Re: change shortcut target
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	you'll need to do a dir *.lnk on the folder and loop through each one _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#110642 - 2003-12-23 11:28 AM Re: change shortcut target
otf otf Getting the hang of it Registered: 2003-11-21 Posts: 53 Loc: Scotland	decided to use Lonkero's UNLINK function which works pretty well deleting the shortcut, then copy new shortcut's from the new location. thanks again
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#110643 - 2003-12-23 03:12 PM Re: change shortcut target
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	If you have a central location with the updated .LNK files, then you could also do a XCOPY /D which will update all links on the target directory thatdon't have the same timestamp as the source directory. I would not even care whether the link is essentially the same or not, just copy based on timestamp. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#110644 - 2003-12-23 07:26 PM Re: change shortcut target
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11628 Loc: CA	But then you may want to disable link tracking as those links will contain the information from the machine they were located on and will try to contact that system when they run. Just re-create the links on the fly and if users call saying their link (the one THEY renamed) doesn't work, tell them to delete that one and use the one your script created.
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#110645 - 2003-12-23 07:38 PM Re: change shortcut target
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Yes, I do disable link-tracking by default in all links that point to network drives as I do not want my users to use UNCs. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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