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Dave Heck · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 8:23 pm Post subject: Link Create Command

Is there a way to create a Link to a Folder(Directory) or will the command only link to a file?

I need to be able to create a link to a folder called C:\MDL and cannot do it.

Link Create,C:\MDL,C:\Windows\Desktop,"Link to MDL"

Garrett · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 9:04 pm Post subject:

Dave, get yourself cleaned up a bit and pick up around there. You're
really starting to look like a pig now.

Well, to the question here. A quick way to do this is to create a .url
file with the following structure:

Hortalonus · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject:

You know, Microsoft officially discontinued all support for Windows 95 on December 31... not that that would matter to Mac. Smile

Tsunami1988 · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 9:38 pm Post subject:

Mac · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 10:10 pm Post subject:

Hmph! Well, when ya'll are pickin' on me an' ol' 95 - maybe
your other victims are gettin' a rest... Razz

Cheers, Mac Smile

Dave Heck · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 1:55 am Post subject:

Yeah yeah...lookin like a pig sty around here hahaha

Garrett - I tried your code and it works great - the only problem is that the application I'm creating (Installer for a 6 CDRom set of documents and databases) might be run on a Win95 or a Win98 machine that has an older version of IE.

What I'll do is look for the IE version and if it's 5.x or later I'll create the shortcut(URL), if not then I'll pop up an Info box telling them they will need to create it if they desire the shortcut.

Looks like something for the "wish list" for VDS, I was surprised that the Link Create command only did files and not folders.

Thanks for your help!!

Garrett · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 4:27 am Post subject:

Mac, could you try the code I posted just for the heck of it? I'm sure it
won't do as it should, but just in case it does.

-Garrett

Mac · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 9:03 am Post subject:

Hey Garrett - it works fine with Win95 and IE4. Shouldn't it work
on any system that has URL file associations? Confused

You can also save the URL file somewhere else, then link to it and
use any icon ya want (so it doesn't look like a browser link)... Wink

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Dave Heck · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 1:26 pm Post subject: Thanks to all

Thanks to all for helping out with this...

Mac - great tip about creating the URL as Garrett posted, then creating a Link to it - makes me smack myself in the head and say "Why didn't I think of that ?"

and Garrett - thanks for showing how to create the URL - I had no idea that's all there was to it......but please quick pickin' on Mac....just 'cause he's using an unsupported OS doesn't make him a bad person hahahaha Very Happy

Dave

Skit3000 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 1:57 pm Post subject:

Maybe this will work...

Dr. Dread · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 3:01 pm Post subject:

Tsunami1988 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 3:09 pm Post subject:

Skit3000 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 5:02 pm Post subject:

I know, I know.... Sad

I was @ school, and I only had 1 minute left and forgot to use the link function.... Embarassed

But it's the idea that counts! Cause now it's a lot easier to make that link! Wink

Garrett · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject:

I wasn't sure if selecting a folder in a .url file would work on a standard
95 system. It's great to hear that it does. But it seems that icon used
is not what I get on ME and 2K, which is a folder icon. But that's ok,
because there's more code to that .url than what I showed you. You
can select the icon for the .url files, example follows:

Mac · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 4:54 am Post subject: