Re: Internet Shortcut _ Urgent
Re: Internet Shortcut _ Urgent
- Subject: Re: Internet Shortcut _ Urgent
- From: JJ <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:41:56 +0200
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Hi all,
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This is my first question to this mailing list.
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The question is :
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Hi,
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How do I make a script which will create an Internet Shortcut of Internet
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Explorer in my desktop?
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I was successful in doing it in Netscape using the following script :
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-------------------------------SCRIPT--------------------
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property file_type : "URL "
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tell application "Netscape Communicator" to set my_url to
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"http://www.hotmail.com";
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tell application "Finder"
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try
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set the_url_file_path to choose file name
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set the_url_file to open for access the_url_file_path with write permission
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set eof of the_url_file to 0
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write my_url to the_url_file
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close access the_url_file
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set creator type of the_url_file_path to "MOSS"
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set file type of the_url_file_path to file_type
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on error errTxt number errNum
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if errNum * -128 then close access the_url_file
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end try
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end tell
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--------------------------END SCRIPT------------------------
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This script will create a Netscape Bookmark on my desktop.
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I want the same functionality in IE browser
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I tried doing it in a similar fashion with file type "LINK" and creator type
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"MSIE". It opens the IE browser but does not take the URL.
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How do I do it? Please help me
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Ann.
You must write to the file anything such as:
[InternetShortcut]URL=
http://www.google.com/
JJ
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