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I have been trying for 2 days now and I am starting to wonder if it is possible for LC to copy a shortcut to desktop?

If anybody has had success in accomplishing this feat, PLEASE let us know how you did it?


Thanks,

David

In the Dictionary see the "create alias" command and the "specialFolderPath" function.

Have you actually done it with LC?

Yes, I have http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtop ... 124#p92124

Hi David,

looks like reading all answers to your original posting -> carefully, is not a bad idea, right?


Best

Klaus

DR White wrote:Have you actually done it with LC?

A few times. I've written about half a dozen installers in my 15 years with LiveCode.

The more valuable question is: What happened when you tried it using the language elements presented in the first reply here?

Richard,

I do not know have knowledge about "create alias" to try it.

Please give example.

At this point, If you can tell me how to copy an ".exe" file to desktop, that would work fine.

Thanks,

David

DR White wrote:I do not know have knowledge about "create alias" to try it.

Please give example.

What did you find when you looked in the Dictionary for the "creatre alias" command?

I read the dictionary before.

Not enough info to make code to preform a complete task.

I Learn from examples.

Thank you for your time,

David

A lot of references to examples have been provided yet none of them have worked for you, so let's try something different: can you post the code you wrote that isn't working?

Did you look at the code in the link I posted above, answering the same question in the other thread you started?

I need to copy an .exe file from directory c:/David3A/ to DeskTop.

Below is my code, But all I get is an empty icon:

----- Copy file David3A/Books.exe to Desktop ----------------

put specialfolderpath("desktop") & "/Books.exe" into tFile

put url("binfile:" & "/David3A/Books.exe") into url("binfile:" & tFile)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
All I get is an empty icon on my desktop.

Thanks,

David

David,

DR White wrote:I need to copy an .exe file from directory c:/David3A/ to DeskTop.
Below is my code, But all I get is an empty icon:
----- Copy file David3A/Books.exe to Desktop ----------------
put specialfolderpath("desktop") & "/Books.exe" into tFile
put url("binfile:" & "/David3A/Books.exe") into url("binfile:" & tFile)

please compare your two pathnames:
c:/David3A/
/David3A/

See what is missing at the beginning of the second pathame you used in your script?
Your DESCRIPTION shows the correct and complete pathname!


Best

Klaus

Klaus,

I will try adding the "C:" to the second path after work today ( in about 10 hours)

Thanks,

David

Don't try, just do it!