run( "myshortcut.lnk")

[qvex21]

Before reading on, let me say that my special problem is already solved.

Now i am just curious: is it possible to start an application from AutoIt via it's windows shortcut?

Background:

I have a windows shortcut pointing to a DOS Application. The shortcut appears as "myshortcut.lnk" in the directory listing.

run( "c:myshortcut.lnk")

doesn't work, nothing happens.

Then i remembered those old-style shortcuts for DOS apps and created a PIF file pointing to the DOS Application. The pif appears as "myshortcut.pif" in the directory listing.

run( "c:myshortcut.pif")

works fine, the DOS app starts.

So in fact i my special problem is solved.

I am just wondering wether it is possible to start an application via it's windows shortcut.

Edited April 30, 2012 by qvex21

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, qvex21. I have several DOS apps I run from shortcut, but I use ShellExecute instead of Run. Might be worth a try.

ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "Myshortcut.lnk")

[qvex21]

Hi, qvex21. I have several DOS apps I run from shortcut, but I use ShellExecute instead of Run. Might be worth a try.

ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "\Myshortcut.lnk")

Your solution works well. So I don't have to create further pifs on other workstations. Thank you very much.