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scut.IconLocation = “iexplore.exe, 0”
scut.Save
JScript_workingdir.js'>JScript
licons.js
var ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
pmenu = ws.SpecialFolders(“All(pmenu + “\\Current Script.LNK”)UsersPrograms”)
var scut = ws.CreateShortcut
scut.TargetPath = “%windir%\\notepad.exe“
scut.Arguments = “C:\\data\\curr.vbs”
scut.IconLocation = “iexplore.exe, 0”
scut.Save()
Windows has to be able to fi nd the executable. If the executable can’t be found in the
path, the icon can’t be set. In this case, enter the full path to the executable, like this:
scut.IconLocation = “C:\\Program Files\\Plus!\\Microsoft Internet\\
IEXPLORE.EXE, 0”
Setting working directories
The working directory sets the default directory for an application. This directory is used the first
time you open or save files. Listing 11-6 creates a Start menu shortcut for Windows Notepad. The
default directory is set to
D:\working
.
VBScript_Set_fs_=_CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)_Set_foldr_=_fs.CreateFolder(pmenu__“\Work_Files”)_JScript'>VBScript_workingdir.vbs'>LISTING 11-6
Setting a Working Directory for Link Shortcuts
VBScript
workingdir.vbs
Set ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
smenu = ws.SpecialFolders(“StartMenu”)
Set scut = ws.CreateShortcut(smenu & “\Notepad for Working.LNK”)
scut.TargetPath = “%windir%\notepad.exe”
scut.WorkingDirectory = “C:\working”
scut.Save
JScript
workingdir.js
var ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
smenu = ws.SpecialFolders(“StartMenu”)
var scut = ws.CreateShortcut(smenu + “\\Notepad for Working.LNK”)
scut.TargetPath =”%windir%\\notepad.exe”
scut.WorkingDirectory = “C:\\working”
scut.Save()
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Setting properties for URL shortcuts
URL shortcuts open Internet documents in the appropriate application. For example,
Web pages are
opened in the default browser, such as Internet Explorer. With URL shortcuts, the only property you
can use is
TargetPath
, which sets the URL you want to use. Listing 11-7
creates a URL shortcut on
the Start menu.
LISTING 11-7
Setting the Target Path for URL Shortcuts
VBScript
urlshortcut.vbs
Set ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
smenu = ws.SpecialFolders(“StartMenu”)
Set scut = ws.CreateShortcut(smenu & “\Cool Web Site.URL”)
scut.TargetPath = “http://www.centraldrive.com/”
scut.Save
JScript
urlshortcut.js
var ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
smenu = ws.SpecialFolders(“StartMenu”)
var scut = ws.CreateShortcut(smenu + “\\Cool Web Site.URL”)
scut.TargetPath =”http://www.centraldrive.com/”
scut.Save()
Managing Shortcuts and Menus
As you’ve seen, creating shortcuts isn’t that difficult. Now let’s extend what you’ve learned to new
areas,
such as creating, updating, and deleting menus.
Creating menus
Windows scripts can also create new menus. When you create menus, you add folders to existing
special folders, such as Start or Programs. Start by obtaining a reference
to the menu you want to
add onto, like this:
VBScript
Set ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
pmenu = ws.SpecialFolders (“Programs”)
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JScript
var ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
pmenu = ws.SpecialFolders (“Programs”)
Then create a new menu by adding a folder to the special menu. The following example creates a
submenu called Work Files under the Programs menu:
VBScript
Set fs = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
Set foldr = fs.CreateFolder(pmenu & “\Work Files”)
JScript
fs = new ActiveXObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”);
var foldr = fs.CreateFolder(pmenu + “\\Work Files”)
After
you create the menu, you can add options to it. You do this by creating shortcuts that point to
a location in the new menu. The following example creates a URL shortcut in the Work Files menu:
VBScript
Set ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
Set scut = ws.CreateShortcut(pmenu & “\Work Files\CentralDrive.URL”)
scut.TargetPath = “http://www.centraldrive.com/”
scut.Save
JScript
var ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
var scut = ws.CreateShortcut(pmenu + “\\Work Files\\CentralDrive.URL”)
scut.TargetPath =”http://www.centraldrive.com/”
scut.Save()
Accessing and listing menu options
When you manage menus, you’ll often find that you need to display or
manipulate all of the avail-
able options on a particular menu. Unfortunately, accessing a complete list of menu options is a bit
more complex than one would imagine. For starters,
you need to obtain a
WshShell
object and then
use this object to access the special folder you want to work with, like this:
VBScript
Set ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
smenu = ws.SpecialFolders(mname)
JScript
var ws = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
smenu = ws.SpecialFolders(mname)
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