WshUrlShortcut Object

Allows you to create a shortcut to an Internet resource programmatically.

Remarks

The WshUrlShortcut object is a child object of the WshShell object — you must use the WshShell method CreateShortcut to create a WshUrlShortcut object *(*e.g., WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Shortcut Script.lnk")).

Example

The following example demonstrates the creation of a URL shortcut to www.microsoft.com.

<package>
   <job id="vbs">
      <script language="VBScript">
         set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
         set oUrlLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Microsoft Web Site.url")
         oUrlLink.TargetPath = "https://www.microsoft.com"
         oUrlLink.Save
      </script>
   </job>

   <job id="js">
      <script language="JScript">
         var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
         var oUrlLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop + "\\Microsoft Web Site.url");
         oUrlLink.TargetPath = "https://www.microsoft.com";
         oUrlLink.Save();
      </script>
   </job>
</package>

Properties

FullName Property (WshUrlShortcut Object) | TargetPath Property

Methods

Save Method

See Also

Concepts

Running Your Scripts

Reference

CreateShortcut Method