How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with a
batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically by the
copy process.

Don J

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"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gJCdneHyEt52Q4PbnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with a
> batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically by
the
> copy process.
>
> Don J
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------

If I understand you correctly then you wish to ***create***
(rather than ***copy***) a shortcut, using batch file commands.
I found these links in my old notes - one of them might help.

http://info-x.co.uk/files.asp?id=4
http://www.ss64.com/nt/shortcut.html
http://www.optimumx.com/download/#Shortcut

On 4/12/2007 9:37 PM On a whim, Don J pounded out on the keyboard

> How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with a
> batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically by the
> copy process.
>
> Don J
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>

Hi Don,

To copy a shortcut named "test" on your Desktop, from a command prompt
while in the folder Desktop, you would use:
copy test.lnk c:\links

Open a command prompt (Start, Run, cmd) and navigate to your Desktop
folder and type dir and press Enter. You'll see the shortcuts all with
the lnk extension.

Links are not created by copying. You create it within Windows.

--
Terry

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"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gJCdneHyEt52Q4PbnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with a
> batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically by
the
> copy process.
>
> Don J
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------

I note that your time or time zone is set incorrectly. You're
posting in the future.

Thank you for the very useful help. My shortcut problem is solved.

Now for the issue of time. I have checked my date and time against
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=43 . The Web-Site gives the time
and date for Boston Massachusetts. My System displayed time and date
matches that given on the Web Site within about a minute. You have not been
the first to tell me I've got a problem. Every time I check it out and
don't see what the problem is. Clearly with so many people telling me I
have a problem, I must indeed have one. Can you help me? Am I looking at
things wrong?

Thanks again.

Don J

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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:gJCdneHyEt52Q4PbnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with a
>> batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically by
> the
>> copy process.
>>
>> Don J
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> I note that your time or time zone is set incorrectly. You're
> posting in the future.
>
>

You can see that your time/time zone is wrong by looking
at the various posts in this thread. Your posts have a consistent
time stamp of about three hours after the various replies.

I suspect that your time zone is set wrongly.


"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:z_WdncUGZ9vfaIPbnZ2dnUVZ_qiqnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Thank you for the very useful help. My shortcut problem is solved.
>
> Now for the issue of time. I have checked my date and time against
> www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=43 . The Web-Site gives the
time
> and date for Boston Massachusetts. My System displayed time and date
> matches that given on the Web Site within about a minute. You have not
been
> the first to tell me I've got a problem. Every time I check it out and
> don't see what the problem is. Clearly with so many people telling me I
> have a problem, I must indeed have one. Can you help me? Am I looking at
> things wrong?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Don J
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:OPuAPXXfHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:gJCdneHyEt52Q4PbnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> >> How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with a
> >> batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically by
> > the
> >> copy process.
> >>
> >> Don J
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I note that your time or time zone is set incorrectly. You're
> > posting in the future.
> >
> >
>
>

Your argument looks pretty convicing based on yours and terry's time stamps.
However I've looked at some other newsgroups that I've posted to and they
show no such time skew. Granted that these posts were from an earlier time.

My post of last night, according to my watch at the time I posted it (about
10:00pm), is correct to about 15 minutes. I know that my watch is correct
as I eat with a group at 5:00pm. Yet your post is about 3 hours before
mine. Don't these facts argue that I am correct and both your and Terry's
time are off? Whats wrong with my argument?

Don J

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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:eKZhg0XfHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You can see that your time/time zone is wrong by looking
> at the various posts in this thread. Your posts have a consistent
> time stamp of about three hours after the various replies.
>
> I suspect that your time zone is set wrongly.
>
>
> "Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:z_WdncUGZ9vfaIPbnZ2dnUVZ_qiqnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Thank you for the very useful help. My shortcut problem is solved.
>>
>> Now for the issue of time. I have checked my date and time against
>> www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=43 . The Web-Site gives the
> time
>> and date for Boston Massachusetts. My System displayed time and date
>> matches that given on the Web Site within about a minute. You have not
> been
>> the first to tell me I've got a problem. Every time I check it out and
>> don't see what the problem is. Clearly with so many people telling me I
>> have a problem, I must indeed have one. Can you help me? Am I looking
>> at
>> things wrong?
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Don J
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>> news:OPuAPXXfHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >
>> > "Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> > news:gJCdneHyEt52Q4PbnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> >> How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with
>> >> a
>> >> batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically
>> >> by
>> > the
>> >> copy process.
>> >>
>> >> Don J
>> >>
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > I note that your time or time zone is set incorrectly. You're
>> > posting in the future.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>

"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:AtmdndoQr4C2D4LbnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Your argument looks pretty convicing based on yours and terry's time
stamps.
> However I've looked at some other newsgroups that I've posted to and they
> show no such time skew. Granted that these posts were from an earlier
time.
>
> My post of last night, according to my watch at the time I posted it
(about
> 10:00pm), is correct to about 15 minutes. I know that my watch is correct
> as I eat with a group at 5:00pm. Yet your post is about 3 hours before
> mine. Don't these facts argue that I am correct and both your and Terry's
> time are off? Whats wrong with my argument?

Very simple: Your post's time stamp is not only different from
Terry's and mine but from everyone else's too! Your display time
is probably correct but your time zone isn't.

Looks like you are right. I've corrected it. I've learned something new.
Thanks!

Don J

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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:Ou972hdfHHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> "Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:AtmdndoQr4C2D4LbnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Your argument looks pretty convicing based on yours and terry's time
> stamps.
>> However I've looked at some other newsgroups that I've posted to and they
>> show no such time skew. Granted that these posts were from an earlier
> time.
>>
>> My post of last night, according to my watch at the time I posted it
> (about
>> 10:00pm), is correct to about 15 minutes. I know that my watch is
>> correct
>> as I eat with a group at 5:00pm. Yet your post is about 3 hours before
>> mine. Don't these facts argue that I am correct and both your and
>> Terry's
>> time are off? Whats wrong with my argument?
>
> Very simple: Your post's time stamp is not only different from
> Terry's and mine but from everyone else's too! Your display time
> is probably correct but your time zone isn't.
>
>

The way I see it here is that using clairvoyance and his amazing skills
to predict the future Pegasus is posting answers to your questions 2
hours before you even post and ask the questions!

John

Don J wrote:

> Your argument looks pretty convicing based on yours and terry's time stamps.
> However I've looked at some other newsgroups that I've posted to and they
> show no such time skew. Granted that these posts were from an earlier time.
>
> My post of last night, according to my watch at the time I posted it (about
> 10:00pm), is correct to about 15 minutes. I know that my watch is correct
> as I eat with a group at 5:00pm. Yet your post is about 3 hours before
> mine. Don't these facts argue that I am correct and both your and Terry's
> time are off? Whats wrong with my argument?
>
> Don J
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:eKZhg0XfHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>>You can see that your time/time zone is wrong by looking
>>at the various posts in this thread. Your posts have a consistent
>>time stamp of about three hours after the various replies.
>>
>>I suspect that your time zone is set wrongly.
>>
>>
>>"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:z_WdncUGZ9vfaIPbnZ2dnUVZ_qiqnZ2d@comcast.co m...
>>
>>>Thank you for the very useful help. My shortcut problem is solved.
>>>
>>>Now for the issue of time. I have checked my date and time against
>>>www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=43 . The Web-Site gives the
>>
>>time
>>
>>>and date for Boston Massachusetts. My System displayed time and date
>>>matches that given on the Web Site within about a minute. You have not
>>
>>been
>>
>>>the first to tell me I've got a problem. Every time I check it out and
>>>don't see what the problem is. Clearly with so many people telling me I
>>>have a problem, I must indeed have one. Can you help me? Am I looking
>>>at
>>>things wrong?
>>>
>>>Thanks again.
>>>
>>> Don J
>>>
>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>>news:OPuAPXXfHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:gJCdneHyEt52Q4PbnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@comcast. com...
>>>>
>>>>>How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with
>>>>>a
>>>>>batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically
>>>>>by
>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>>copy process.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don J
>>>>>
>>>>>----------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>I note that your time or time zone is set incorrectly. You're
>>>>posting in the future.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

The fact that I am answering your post nearly 3 hours before you are
going to post it?

Don J wrote:

> Your argument looks pretty convicing based on yours and terry's time stamps.
> However I've looked at some other newsgroups that I've posted to and they
> show no such time skew. Granted that these posts were from an earlier time.
>
> My post of last night, according to my watch at the time I posted it (about
> 10:00pm), is correct to about 15 minutes. I know that my watch is correct
> as I eat with a group at 5:00pm. Yet your post is about 3 hours before
> mine. Don't these facts argue that I am correct and both your and Terry's
> time are off? Whats wrong with my argument?
>
> Don J
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:eKZhg0XfHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>>You can see that your time/time zone is wrong by looking
>>at the various posts in this thread. Your posts have a consistent
>>time stamp of about three hours after the various replies.
>>
>>I suspect that your time zone is set wrongly.
>>
>>
>>"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:z_WdncUGZ9vfaIPbnZ2dnUVZ_qiqnZ2d@comcast.co m...
>>
>>>Thank you for the very useful help. My shortcut problem is solved.
>>>
>>>Now for the issue of time. I have checked my date and time against
>>>www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=43 . The Web-Site gives the
>>
>>time
>>
>>>and date for Boston Massachusetts. My System displayed time and date
>>>matches that given on the Web Site within about a minute. You have not
>>
>>been
>>
>>>the first to tell me I've got a problem. Every time I check it out and
>>>don't see what the problem is. Clearly with so many people telling me I
>>>have a problem, I must indeed have one. Can you help me? Am I looking
>>>at
>>>things wrong?
>>>
>>>Thanks again.
>>>
>>> Don J
>>>
>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>>news:OPuAPXXfHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:gJCdneHyEt52Q4PbnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@comcast. com...
>>>>
>>>>>How do you copy a shortcut for a file instead of the file itself with
>>>>>a
>>>>>batch file? The shortcut should be preferably created automatically
>>>>>by
>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>>copy process.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don J
>>>>>
>>>>>----------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>I note that your time or time zone is set incorrectly. You're
>>>>posting in the future.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:LOidnXaT3q-WBYLbnZ2dnUVZ_oOknZ2d@comcast.com...
> Looks like you are right. I've corrected it. I've learned something new.
> Thanks!
>
> Don J

You sure took a lot of convincing!