I want to make 'link'

[aksmfakt132]

I copied the address of the folder I wanted to the clipboard.

Right-click on an empty space in the folder you want and click New -> lnk
You can create a link. I can paste it there.


I want to control this series of processes with the keyboard
What should I do?

[petermad]

In TC you can highlight the folder and press Ctrl+Shift+F5 - then TC will offer to make a a link to the folder in the opposite panel.

[MVV]

Well, there is no internal TC command for creating LNK, but it seems that it is not so hard to trigger Windows LNK creating dialog where you can insert path to link target from clipboard:
1. You need an empty LNK file in target dir, e.g. NewLinkHere.lnk.
2. You need to execute following command: rundll32.exe appwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere "X:\Path\NewLinkHere.lnk"

So you can use e.g. this button:

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Command: cmd.exe
Parameters: /c "copy nul "%P\NewLinkHere.lnk" & rundll32.exe appwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere %PNewLinkHere.lnk"
Run minimized: Yes

It will open standard Windows link creation dialog for creating a LNK in active panel.

[aksmfakt132]

Well, there is no internal TC command for creating LNK, but it seems that it is not so hard to trigger Windows LNK creating dialog where you can insert path to link target from clipboard:
1. You need an empty LNK file in target dir, e.g. NewLinkHere.lnk.
2. You need to execute following command: rundll32.exe appwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere "X:\Path\NewLinkHere.lnk"

So you can use e.g. this button:

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Command: cmd.exe
Parameters: /c "copy nul "%P\NewLinkHere.lnk" & rundll32.exe appwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere %PNewLinkHere.lnk"
Run minimized: Yes

It will open standard Windows link creation dialog for creating a LNK in active panel.

wow thanks!

[petermad]

2MVV
For some reason, if here is a .bat or an .exe file with the same name as the folder I want to make a link to, then your function creates a link to the .bat or .exe file in stead of to the folder.

[MVV]

wow thanks!

Hope that helps.

For some reason, if here is a .bat or an .exe file with the same name as the folder I want to make a link to, then your function creates a link to the .bat or .exe file in stead of to the folder.

I don't pass path to target so it seems to be a Windows iterface problem. Have you tried standard Windows LNK creation command? Do you have enabled extensions for known file types?

Just tried it in my Windows 7 with enabled extensions for known file types (I always enable it everywhere). Yes, this interface gives a higher priority to executable files than to folders, even if I insert path to a folder with trailing slash, and it works so when I trigger this function from Explorer too.

Well, there is also a way to create a LNK via PowerShell script, and I sure it doesn't have such problems, but it was a bit harder to find out.