SHELL and LNK

Gary Beene

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SHELL and LNK

12 Sep 2023, 05:23 PM

And if you were wondering, SHELL will not open a shortcut file (LNK). ShellExecute will.
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Stuart McLachlan

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12 Sep 2023, 07:14 PM

Hmm, useful to know. Thanks!

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Pierre Bellisle

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12 Sep 2023, 08:03 PM

Useless workaround: shell("cmd /c C:\Users\Pierre\Desktop\MyShortcut.lnk", %SW_HIDE)

ShellExecute is better...
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