Pin url link/shortcut to start menu

[obfuscatedv]

Would probably push this to several computers on a network.  It doesnt seem like theres a pin function after researching the help file, so is the best way to create a user defined function for something like this?  Im sure there are more ways than one.  Also, would it require setting a registry value?  The URL/shortcut would be similar to..say..the internet explorer pin when you hit the windows button or start menu.

Thanks in advance!

 

 

[BrewManNH]

Try this script. It will pin the Calculator shortcut to the Start menu as a demonstration.

Global Const $CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS = 0x17
Global Const $CSIDL_PROGRAMS = 0x2
Global $objShell = ObjCreate("Shell.Application")
Global $objAllUsersProgramsFolder = $objShell.NameSpace($CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS)
$strAllUsersProgramsPath = $objAllUsersProgramsFolder.Self.Path
Global $objFolder = $objShell.Namespace($strAllUsersProgramsPath & "\Accessories")
Global $objFolderItem = $objFolder.ParseName("Calculator.lnk")
Global $colVerbs = $objFolderItem.Verbs
For $objVerb in $colVerbs
    If stringReplace($objVerb.name, "&", "") = "Pin to Start Menu" Then $objVerb.DoIt
Next

EDIT: Hit post too soon, this code was modified from this link Edited July 12, 2013 by BrewManNH

[obfuscatedv]

Thank you.  What about pinning a URL shortcut to the start menu though?  Id like to pin a URL shortcut to the start menu but havent had luck scripting that out.

[BrewManNH]

Create the shortcut, then pin it. You can't do it directly as far as I'm aware.

[obfuscatedv]

Ah, directly is what I had in mind. May be over-thinking things  

Thank you sir.

[BrewManNH]

BTW, here's a tip. Once you create the shortcut and then pin it where you want it, you can delete the original shortcut and the pinned item will still work. This way you don't have to keep the original shortcut if you don't need it, it can be just a temporary one.

[obfuscatedv]

That is exactly what I'll need to do.  Thanks again