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WSH script to create a shortcut doesn't work on Vista
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From
13/04/2007 14:36:35
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 
 
To
13/04/2007 14:35:26
Emerson Reed
Folhamatic Tecnologia Em Sistemas
Americana - São Paulo, Brazil
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Troubleshooting
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01215705
Message ID:
01215706
Views:
23
>I'm using the following script to create a shortcut and it works in all Windows except Vista.
>Someone could help me to know what's happening?
>
>
>Local loWSH As WScript.Shell, lcStartupDir, loLnk
>loWSH = Createobject("WScript.Shell")
>lcStartupDir = loWSH.SpecialFolders("AllUsersStartup")
>loLnk = loWSH.CreateShortcut(Addbs(lcStartupDir) + "Auto Backup - Folhamatic.lnk")
>loLnk.TargetPath = "Y:\folhawin\backup\autobkp\autobkp.exe"
>loLnk.WorkingDirectory = "Y:\folhawin\backup\autobkp"
>loLnk.Save()
>Store Null To loLnk, loWSH
>
>
>PS: The active user has adminstrator rights.

AFAIK, WSH can be disabled, and some people disable it for security concerns. Perhaps it is disabled by default on Vista?
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