Shortcut Parameters

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I'm trying to find the proper syntax for creating a shortcut with parameters
to my .vbs file. In SHORTCUT SYNTAX below, I listed how I've always created
a shortcut on the desktop to launch my .vbs file. I listed my code below,
but I will be needing to pass 2 parameters for my real script.

For my example below, what should the Target syntax be to pass a parameter
to my .vbs file?


SHORTCUT SYNTAX:

To run from a shortcut, I create a new shortcut on the desktop with

%windir%\System32\wscript.exe //Nologo c:\data\scripts\myscript.vbs as the
Target and

%windir% as Start In parameter.


CODE:

Set colArgs = WScript.Arguments
iState = LCase(colArgs(0))
Select Case iState
Case "Enable" blnState = True
Case "Disable" blnState = False
Case Else WScript.Echo "Please enter the script name followed by a " & _
"space and a parameter." & _
VbCrLf & "Valid names are: Enable and Disable." _
: WScript.Quit
End Select

If blnState = True Then
MsgBox "Enable!"

Else
MsgBox "Disable!"
End If
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Re: Shortcut Parameters by Tom

Tom
Mon Jan 28 12:03:23 CST 2008

On Jan 28, 10:58 am, "scott" <sbai...@mileslumber.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to find the proper syntax for creating a shortcut with parameters
> to my .vbs file. In SHORTCUT SYNTAX below, I listed how I've always created
> a shortcut on the desktop to launch my .vbs file. I listed my code below,
> but I will be needing to pass 2 parameters for my real script.
>
> For my example below, what should the Target syntax be to pass a parameter
> to my .vbs file?
>
> SHORTCUT SYNTAX:
>
> To run from a shortcut, I create a new shortcut on the desktop with
>
> %windir%\System32\wscript.exe //Nologo c:\data\scripts\myscript.vbs as the
> Target and
>
> %windir% as Start In parameter.
>
> CODE:
>
> Set colArgs = WScript.Arguments
> iState = LCase(colArgs(0))
> Select Case iState
> Case "Enable" blnState = True
> Case "Disable" blnState = False
> Case Else WScript.Echo "Please enter the script name followed by a " & _
> "space and a parameter." & _
> VbCrLf & "Valid names are: Enable and Disable." _
> : WScript.Quit
> End Select
>
> If blnState = True Then
> MsgBox "Enable!"
>
> Else
> MsgBox "Disable!"
> End If

If you are talking about creating a shortcut using the CreateShortcut
method, all parameters are provided in the Argument property. The
Target property must only have the pathspec for the application.

However, the use of script to create the shortcut is not evident in
what you posted, so I may be off-base. If you mean that you want to
pass variable inputs to the shortcut, that can only be done in a
static manner from a shortcut, that implies two different shortcuts
(though for a toggle, I once wrote a script that altered the shortcut
with each pass to provide the appropriate new input for the next
pass). A long time ago in Win 9x it was possible, but NT did away
with that capability.

If you want variable input, the easiest way IMHO is to abandon the
command line and just add an InputBox in the script.

Tom Lavedas
===========
http://members.cox.net/tglbatch/wsh/
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Re: Shortcut Parameters by scott

scott
Mon Jan 28 13:51:31 CST 2008

I finally got it to work using

c:\data\scripts\myscript.vbs /s:1

where s is my parameter.

For some reason, if I try to create the shortcut using the
%windir%\System32\wscript.exe //Nologo c:\data\scripts\myscript.vbs syntax
(even with no parameter), I get "Couldn't find script" error.

That's strange because I have some backup scripts with shortcuts like above
and they do fine.


"Tom Lavedas" <tglbatch@cox.net> wrote in message
news:5dc570e9-abf9-406f-9e88-b225c6cdc39c@n20g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 28, 10:58 am, "scott" <sbai...@mileslumber.com> wrote:
>> I'm trying to find the proper syntax for creating a shortcut with
>> parameters
>> to my .vbs file. In SHORTCUT SYNTAX below, I listed how I've always
>> created
>> a shortcut on the desktop to launch my .vbs file. I listed my code below,
>> but I will be needing to pass 2 parameters for my real script.
>>
>> For my example below, what should the Target syntax be to pass a
>> parameter
>> to my .vbs file?
>>
>> SHORTCUT SYNTAX:
>>
>> To run from a shortcut, I create a new shortcut on the desktop with
>>
>> %windir%\System32\wscript.exe //Nologo c:\data\scripts\myscript.vbs as
>> the
>> Target and
>>
>> %windir% as Start In parameter.
>>
>> CODE:
>>
>> Set colArgs = WScript.Arguments
>> iState = LCase(colArgs(0))
>> Select Case iState
>> Case "Enable" blnState = True
>> Case "Disable" blnState = False
>> Case Else WScript.Echo "Please enter the script name followed by a " & _
>> "space and a parameter." & _
>> VbCrLf & "Valid names are: Enable and Disable." _
>> : WScript.Quit
>> End Select
>>
>> If blnState = True Then
>> MsgBox "Enable!"
>>
>> Else
>> MsgBox "Disable!"
>> End If
>
> If you are talking about creating a shortcut using the CreateShortcut
> method, all parameters are provided in the Argument property. The
> Target property must only have the pathspec for the application.
>
> However, the use of script to create the shortcut is not evident in
> what you posted, so I may be off-base. If you mean that you want to
> pass variable inputs to the shortcut, that can only be done in a
> static manner from a shortcut, that implies two different shortcuts
> (though for a toggle, I once wrote a script that altered the shortcut
> with each pass to provide the appropriate new input for the next
> pass). A long time ago in Win 9x it was possible, but NT did away
> with that capability.
>
> If you want variable input, the easiest way IMHO is to abandon the
> command line and just add an InputBox in the script.
>
> Tom Lavedas
> ===========
> http://members.cox.net/tglbatch/wsh/


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