Shortcut 2.10

Shortcut is a content plug-in for the file manager Total Commander.

Content

Plug-in description
Field descriptions
System requirements
Use
Author contact
License

1. Plug-in description

Shortcut provides properties of Windows shortcuts (LNK files).

2. Field descriptions

Command Line	The complete command which will be executed. This includes the path and the parameters.
Path	The path of the program or document to be executed.
Path Exists	Indicates if the path exists.
Parameters	The parameters used to control the execution of the command.
Has Parameters	Indicates if the shortcut contains parameters.
Working Directory	The working directory which will be set when the command is executed.
Working Directory Exists	Indicates if the working directory exists.
Icon Location	The icon location contains the path to the icon and the icon index.
Has Icon Location	Indicates if the shortcut contains an icon location. If it contains no icon location the path is used as icon location.
Icon Path	The path to the icon.
Icon Path Exists	Indicates if the icon path exists.
Icon Index	The icon index points to a specific icon in the file returned by icon path. This value can also a negative value to indicate a resource identifier instead of an index.
Description	The description contains user-defined information about the program or document.
Show Command	Controls how the program or document is executed.
Run as	Controls if a run as dialog is presented to the user before before the command is executed. This dialog can be used to execute a program under a different user name.

3. System requirements

Total Commander 6.50 is required for this plugin. To change shortcuts you need Total Commander 7.

4. Use

The plug-in can be used in all places where content plug-ins are supported.

An example task is to search for shortcuts pointing to an invalid path.

Defining a search rule to find alll invalid plug-ins.

If you use Total Commander 7 you can also edit properties of shortcuts. This can be done in the "Change attributes" dialog. Currently the path and icon location fields provide a custom edit value dialog. Pressing the >> button beside each attribute opens a dialog which can be used to set a new value comfortably.

Edit value dialog to select a new icon location.

6. Author contact

There is a thread in the Total Commander forum which can be used to discuss problems, bugs and suggestions.