Create Windows Internet shortcut on desktop

[Jason Tallman]

We use Windows internet shortcuts placed on the users desktop to launch our solution from client machines. i.e. fmp://server.local/Solution.fmp12

Currently we do this by hand on each client machine. I was wondering if there is a way to create this using the Send Event script step in Filemaker Pro 12? Clients are using both Windows XP and Windows 7.

Thanks again in advanced.

[Kris M]

This VB script will do it.. all you have to do is figure out how to trigger it.

Dim FileName

FileName = "MyShortcut"

Set shortcut = CreateObject("WScript.Shell").CreateShortcut(CreateObject("WScript.Shell").SpecialFolders("Desktop") & + "" + FileName + ".lnk")

shortcut.Description = "My shortcut"

shortcut.TargetPath = "C:My Shortcut"

shortcut.Arguments = "/Arguments:Shortcut"

shortcut.Save

[Wim Decorte]

You can store the content in a global text field, do an "export field contents" to a file with a VBS extension and then use the Send Event script step to to trigger it and delete the VBscript in another Send Event.

[Kris M]

Never thought of that.. sweet idea