L_Welcome_MsgBox_Message_Text = "This script will create a shortcut to Notepad on your desktop."
L_Welcome_MsgBox_Title_Text = "Windows Scripting Host Sample"
Call Welcome()
' ********************************************************************************
' *
' * Shortcut related methods.
' *
Dim WSHShell
Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim MyShortcut, MyDesktop, DesktopPath
' Read desktop path using WshSpecialFolders object
DesktopPath = WSHShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
' Create a shortcut object on the desktop
Set MyShortcut = WSHShell.CreateShortcut(DesktopPath & "/Shortcut to notepad.lnk")
' Set shortcut object properties and save it
MyShortcut.TargetPath = WSHShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%/notepad.exe")
MyShortcut.WorkingDirectory = WSHShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%")
MyShortcut.WindowStyle = 4
MyShortcut.IconLocation = WSHShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%/notepad.exe, 0")
MyShortcut.Save
WScript.Echo "A shortcut to Notepad now exists on your Desktop."
' ********************************************************************************
' *
' * Welcome
' *
Sub Welcome()
Dim intDoIt
intDoIt = MsgBox(L_Welcome_MsgBox_Message_Text, _
vbOKCancel + vbInformation, _
L_Welcome_MsgBox_Title_Text )
If intDoIt = vbCancel Then
WScript.Quit
End If
End Sub