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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: November 06, 2018, 10:29 AM »
For what it's worth, I don't really use Hot Keys that much, so I really didn't expect them to be part of the programming.  Let's keep this as simple as possible.  KISS!  I really appreciate this collaborative effort.  Can't wait for the final product! :)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: November 05, 2018, 04:40 PM »
Again, I am VERY impressed. I really appreciate your taking time and effort to complete this project. And, believe me, I understand what traveling for work means. Please take your time (although I'm greatly anticipating the final product!). Thanks again.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: October 28, 2018, 04:56 PM »
WOW!!!!

I continue to be impressed with the programming that you all do.

ConstanceJill, thank you for sending the batch file for making changes to shortcuts.  I don't know that much about programming, but I kind of figured out how it works.

skwire, I can hardly wait to see how the UI turns out.  Will we be able to sort the columns?  How will we be able to select a file?  I don't see any way to mark the files for selection.  Will we be able to select more than one file?

Thanks to all for their interest and ideas!

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: October 25, 2018, 11:23 AM »
Correction:  Could this batch file be incorporated into an .exe file to allow a slick User Interface for the user to search, sort, and select .lnk files and then process/edit them?  (I’m thinking this .exe file would probably have to include the code from the shortcut.exe file.)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: October 25, 2018, 11:21 AM »
AGREE!!  This is an excellent batch file!  Again, thanks to all for their interest and ideas!

More questions:

What changes would have to be made to this batch file to run from the root directory and include all sub-directories?

What changes would have to be made to this batch file to selectively find and replace text in the Start in: and Comment: fields?  (Maybe some kind of user screen input?)

Could this batch file be incorporated into an .exe file to allow a slick User Interface for the user to search, sort, and select .lnk files and then process/edit them?  (I’m thinking this .exe file would probably have to include the code from the shortcut.exe file.)

Finally, what about URL files?  Can they be included in the same software or would that be a separate program?

THANK YOU!!!!

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: October 24, 2018, 10:10 PM »
Yes, that's it.  For example, change/edit all .lnk/shortcut files that open Normal to open Maximized.  I know that this can be done for individual shortcuts one-by-one because I have done it that way.  That is the long, time-consuming, not-so-smart way.  I was hoping for some software that would automate (yes,"batch") this process......

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: October 24, 2018, 09:34 PM »

Thank you, everyone, for your interest and ideas!

Yes, I will need to use this software several times with different options.  What I would like to change for each of the files I had listed in my original post.  Again:

LNK FILES
Properties Context Menu
Shortcut Tab
Target:
Start in:
Shortcut key:
Run: Normal window | Minimized | Maximized
Comment:

URL FILES
Properties Context Menu
Web Document Tab
Shortcut Key
Change Icon > Look for icons in this file

Your example "change all shortcuts which are set to run minimized so that they run in a normal window” is a good one.

I would like software to edit multiple files so that I do NOT have to do it manually (i.e., right click on a single, individual file and make changes, save, and then right click on another single, individual file and make changes)

Attached is a screenshot of the ShortcutsSearchAndReplace 1.6.11 software that shows what I would like to see.  The attachment is both a jpg file and a pdf file – whatever your preference.  With the ShortcutsSearchAndReplace software, you can find, sort, and select lnk (shortcut) files.  You can also sort the columns that are listed.  However, you can NOT edit mutiple lnk (shortcut) files and you can NOT find, sort, and select url files.

If my use of the word “batch” is misleading, forget that I used it.  To restate, hopefully so that everyone can understand, I would like to find, sort, and select lnk files and url files and be able to easily edit the fields that I listed above.

Any more questions?
Screen Print .jpg

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: October 23, 2018, 08:26 PM »
By "batch" I mean for the software to search a directory, create a list of url or lnk, and then edit one or more of the files in the list.  In other words, not have to open each url or lnk file separately, but process multiple files at a time.  Any more questions?

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Post New Requests Here / IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties
« on: October 22, 2018, 10:39 PM »
The links in this post are inactive.  The download link, and further information, have been added to the end of the post.


Requested software will search system for both .lnk & .url files and change/edit their specified properties in batch mode.

LNK PROPERTIES
Shortcut Tab
Target:
Start in:
Shortcut key:
Run: Normal window | Minimized | Maximized
Comment:

URL PROPERTIES
Web Document Tab
Shortcut Key
Change Icon > Look for icons in this file

I have tried the following, but they do not have all requested capabilities:

BatchShortcutEdit.application
Website: http://www.btonkinson.com/software.php
Does not work on URLs
Can not search, list, and select
Can change Comments
Can change window size

ShortcutsSearchAndReplace 1.6.11
Website: http://jacquelin.pot...andreplace/index.php
Does not work on URLs
Can search, list, and select
Not an intuitive UI

THANK YOU!!!!



Important Information
THE LINKS ABOVE NO LONGER WORK - KodeZwerg did attach a working download link in a further reply to this post, to to preserve it and make life easier, I have attached it here


Reply where download link was found: Here

Download at the bottom of this post

-Stephen (Kynlo)

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