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Moving a Shortcut

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Moving shortcuts requires the use of the File System Object (FSO). The following scripts demonstrate the use of the File System Object to move shortcuts.

Example

// JScript.

Shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
FSO = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
DesktopPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") + "\\test.lnk";
MyDocumentsPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("MyDocuments") + "\\test.lnk";
FSO.MoveFile(DesktopPath, MyDocumentsPath);

' VBScript.

Set Shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
DesktopPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") & "\test.lnk"
MyDocumentsPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("MyDocuments") & "\test.lnk"
FSO.MoveFile DesktopPath, MyDocumentsPath

See Also

Managing Shortcuts