TargetPath Property 

The path to the shortcut's executable.

object.TargetPath

Arguments

• object
  WshShortcut or WshUrlShortcut object.

Remarks

String.

This property is for the shortcut's target path only. Any arguments to the shortcut must be placed in the Argument's property.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the TargetPath property:

<package>

   <job id="vbs">

      <script language="VBScript">

         set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

         strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")

         set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Shortcut Script.lnk")

         oShellLink.TargetPath = WScript.ScriptFullName

         oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1

         oShellLink.Hotkey = "Ctrl+Alt+e"

         oShellLink.IconLocation = "notepad.exe, 0"

         oShellLink.Description = "Shortcut Script"

         oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = strDesktop

         oShellLink.Save

         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");

         strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop");

         var oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop + "\\Shortcut Script.lnk");

         oShellLink.TargetPath = WScript.ScriptFullName;

         oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1;

         oShellLink.Hotkey = "Ctrl+Alt+e";

         oShellLink.IconLocation = "notepad.exe, 0";

         oShellLink.Description = "Shortcut Script";

         oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = strDesktop;

         oShellLink.Save();

         var oUrlLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop + "\\Microsoft Web Site.url");

         oUrlLink.TargetPath = "https://www.microsoft.com";

         oUrlLink.Save();

      </script>

   </job>

</package>

Applies To:

WshShortcut Object| WshUrlShortcut Object

See Also

Concepts

Running Your Scripts