>>>>>How can I Run a Desktop Shortcut from VFP?
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>>>>>Thanks in advance,
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>>>>Enmanuel,
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>>>>If you're asking how to create a desktop shortcut, or retrieve the names of the special folders such as the Desktop, Start Menu, etc., there are two resources you should consider.
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>>>>First is the Windows Script Host. The WScript.Shell object exposes a number of methods to deal with this. For more information, look at last October's issue of the VFUG newsletter, which is available on-line at www.vfug.org. This is the second in a series of articles written by Ed Rauh and myself dealing with the WSH.
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>>>>Second, if the WSH isn't an option, my LNKFILES.DLL available in the UT download section can do things like retrieving the desktop folder, creating shortcuts, etc.
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>>>Thanks for your reply George. Actually I was looking for a simple way to run a shortcut as if I double-click it. Hilmar sent me the "START" command wich I didn't knew of and it worked. Anyway I'll take a look at the Windows Script Host, you never know when you may need it.
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>>>Have a nice day,
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>>>
>>Enmanuel,
>>
>>Actually, the WSH could be of interest. First, it will retrieve the special folder names for you (so you don't have to hardcode them). Second, the WScript.Shell has a Run method that can be used to launch the shortcut (or any file with an association) directly.
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>Hello again George. You have made my day. I've found the WSH the perfect tool for my problem, basicly the "run and wait for program termination" part. I needed the program to stop until the called application terminate and the RUN method of the WSH allow me to do that.
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>Thanks again,
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Enmanuel,

You're welcome. Glad I could help.