Unfortunately the author didn't give any details (just said it was possible), and didn't cover the topic how to send DDE commands from the command line (probably a tool is available somewhere).
somewhere I found a hint how to create a lnk file via DDE. So who can help me to get such a program "mklink.exe". Makelnk "c:\winnt\profiles\all users\desktop\Notepad.lnk" More set statements to define the lnk file symbol, shortcut key. When the user creates a shortcut to an object by choosing the Create Shortcut command from the object's shortcut menu, Windows stores the information it needs to access the object in a link filea binary file that has the. Basically, XXMKLINK is a tool that gathers various information from a command line and packages it into a. Set exefile=c:\winnt\system32\ notepad.ex e Alternative method, using a third party utility: Creating a Shortcut from the command line (batch file) XXMKLINK: With XXMKLINK, you can write a batch file for software installation which has been done by specialized installation programs. Just to make everything clear, a sample of how I'd like to create a link: * parameter passing either via environment variables or plain text file (ini file), since the tools command line very likely cannot hold enough characters to specify all aspects of a lnk file. * must be as small as possible, since intended use is Logon-Scripts over slow RAS links, so no libraries, VB runtimes, Scripting host, ect, just one standalone. * must work on Windows 9x and Windows NT. Since a symlink is just a virtual folder that just acts as a path to the real folder, you don’t have to worry about the symlink consuming your disk space.I am seeking for a tool that lets me create a Windows shortcut file (.lnk) file from within a batch file or via command line.
In those situations you can simply create a symlink in the cloud service folder so that you can sync the contents of the target folder without actually moving or copying the real folder. However, you don’t want to move the folder from its actual location or don’t want to create a copy of the folder. But there will be times when you might have a folder in some other drive you want to sync with the cloud storage service.Īlso read: 4 Easy Ways to Copy a Large Number of Files Quickly in Windows Simply put, a symlink is nothing more than a build of the text string which lets the operating system know that it is just a path for another file or folder.įor instance, most cloud service apps you install will only sync files and folders located in their own folder. Besides files, you can also create symlinks for folders. When you create a symlink for a file, it appears as if it is the actual file when in reality it is redirecting you toward the real file in the background. They act as a virtual file or folder that links to the actual file or folder. Symbolic links are much more than a simple shortcut. When you create a shortcut for a file or folder, all you are doing is pointing it to that specific file or folder, nothing more.
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