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scottsteely
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 Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:12 pm Post subject: Start Menu Filler |
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| Hi, I just downloaded Personal VDS and it seems fairly useful but it’s been a while since I’ve programmed anything. I’m trying to write a script that will go through my Program Files directory, find all executable files and create a shortcut in a corresponding folder in my start menu. – Seems simple enough but I am new to VDS and am running into a few problems. I can create a list file with all .exe from the directory but after that I’m lost. |
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Hooligan
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Scott,
welcome to VDS World...
It sounds like all youhave left to do is create a directory in the appropriate start menu, using DIRECTORY CREATE, and then start creating links from your list, using LINK CREATE, inside a loop.
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scottsteely
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:17 am Post subject: Thnk for the reply |
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Well, so far I have been able to create a directory for each .exe file but I am have a little problem with the link command and the loop command. Maybe you could give a newbie like my self some advice, - I know it’s sloppy coding.
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%Z = 1
%A = 1
list create,2
list create,1
list filelist,1,c:\program files,*
:loop
repeat
list seek,1,%A
%I = @ITEM(1)
directory change, %I
%X = @STRDEL( %I,1,17)
REM info %X
list filelist,2,*.exe
%Y = @count(2)
rem info %Y
if @not(@EQUAl(%Y,%Z))
list seek,2,%Y
%P = @Item(2)
directory create, c:\test\%X
link create,%I%P,c:\test\%X,%P
%Z = %Y
end
%A = @succ(%A)
until @equal(%A,250)
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kOt
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Joined: 19 Jan 2004
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Location: Fyffe, AL
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:58 am Post subject: |
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This may be what your looking for...
could use a little tuning up
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# setting up variables
%%startmenufolder = "C:\FAKESTARTMENU"
%%programfiles = "C:\Program Files"
# create a list routine to find all exe's in
# programfiles folder and subfolders
list create,1
list filelist,1,%%programfiles,*
list add,1,%%programfiles
list create,2
repeat
list filelist,2,@item(1)\*".exe"
%n = @next(1)
until @null(@item(1))
# take the list created above and create all
# directories and create link in them
list seek,2,0
repeat
%%path = @path(@item(2))
%%name = @name(@item(2))
directory create,%%startmenufolder\%%name
link create,@item(2),%%startmenufolder\%%name,%%name,@item(2),@path(@item(2))
%n = @next(2)
until @null(@item(2))
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