@lanux128:
I'm a brandy-new member here, so please be tolerant of my ignorance of protocol.
I wrote a small VBScript that appears to suit your needs. I don't see a way to upload this to DonationCoder, and I should have been in bed hours ago so I'm not going to go and upload it to my website, so I've placed the source code inside the nifty code tags:
'*********************************************
'** ShortcutCreator
'*********************************************
'** Author: Steve Perkins Date: 11/23/06
'** Purpose:
'** This VBScript allows the user to
'** specify a file containing paths to
'** shortcuts and possibly shortcut names and
'** creates shortcuts on the user's desktop
'** according to the specifications.
'**
'** REQUIREMENTS:
'** You must have Windows Script Host installed
'** (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C717D943-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en
'** OR http://browse.files.filefront.com/Windows+Script+Windows+v560/;1652432;/browsefiles.html
'** if you don't want to validate your copy of Windows).
'**
'** USAGE:
'** Open a command prompt and type wscript ShortcutCreator.vbs /file:[shortcutDataFile.txt].
'**
'** NOTES:
'** With this utility you can either let the program
'** figure out shortcut display names or specify
'** them in the file. If you do not specify shortcut
'** names, this script will strip the filename
'** from the path the shortcut points to and remove
'** the file extension and use the remainder as
'** the shortcut's display name.
'** IF YOU WANT TO SPECIFY SHORTCUTS NAMES, put them
'** after the path of the shortcut, separating the ]
'** two values with a comma.
'** EXAMPLE: C:\Program Files\Fortitude.exe, Fortitude Shortcut
'**
'** You can specify some shortcuts with display names
'** and some without in the same data file.
'**
'** This script has no useful comments. It was put together
'** specifically for a user on DonationCoder.com.
'*********************************************
Dim shortcut_file
Set args = WScript.Arguments.Named
shortcut_file = args.Item("file")
If shortcut_file = "" Then
Wscript.Echo "Usage: ShortcutCreator.vbs /file:filepath"
Else
Dim objFSO, objTextFile, WshSysEnv, sh
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(shortcut_file, 1, False)
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set WshSysEnv = WshShell.Environment("PROCESS")
dim root
root = WshSysEnv("USERPROFILE")
Set sh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Do Until objTextFile.AtEndOfStream
Dim file_name
Dim shortCutName
Dim splut
Dim pos, array_len
shortCutPath = objTextFile.ReadLine
splut = Split(shortCutPath, ",")
array_len = UBound(splut)
If array_len > 0 Then
shortCutPath = splut(0)
End If
If array_len >= 1 Then
shortCutName = splut(1)
file_name = shortCutName
Else
pos = Len(shortCutPath) - InStrRev(shortCutPath, "\")
file_name = Right(shortCutPath, pos)
pos = Len(file_name) - 4
file_name = Left(file_name, pos)
shortCutName = file_name
End If
Set shortCutLink = sh.CreateShortcut(root & "\Desktop\" & shortCutName & ".lnk")
shortCutLink.TargetPath = shortCutPath
shortCutLink.WindowStyle = 1
shortCutLink.Description = file_name
shortCutLink.Save
Loop
objTextFile.Close
WScript.Echo("Finished.")
End If
I don't know how familiar you are with WSH and VBScript, so a quick instruction guide:
1. Copy the code I've presented to you and paste it into a new text document.
2. Rename the text document with a .vbs extension.
3. Run the little snot from the command line using the syntax wscript [whatever].vbs /file:[directory\]shortcutPathsFile.txt
I won't check back until after Thanksgiving, so if you have questions I'll be glad to answer them then.
