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VBScript Action - How to deploy the creation of a shortcut on the desktop of computers of your network?

VBScript Action - How to deploy the creation of a shortcut on the desktop of computers of your network?

Pre-requisite:

• Add a distribution server
• Create a distribution

Scripts:

• Creation of a shortcut relative to IDEAL Administration Software

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("AllUsersDesktop" )
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\MY IA.lnk" )
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.TargetPath = "C:\Program Files\Pointdev\IDEAL Administration\IA.exe"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "C:\Program Files\Pointdev\IDEAL Administration"
oShellLink.Save

• Creation of a shortcut of a ".txt" file that will open with notepad

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell" )
strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop" )
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Shortcut Script.lnk" )
oShellLink.TargetPath = "notepad.exe"
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.Hotkey = "Ctrl+Alt+f"
oShellLink.IconLocation = "notepad.exe, 0"
oShellLink.Description = "Shortcut Script"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = strDesktop
oShellLink.Arguments = "C:\myFile.txt"
oShellLink.Save

You must configure the following arguments:

• Select the action: VBScript

• Check the box Local running.

• Enter the path of the executable file: c:\CreatRacc.vbs

• Select wscript as executable VBScript.

• With the help of VBScript Arguments Management, select //B //Nologo for a silent execution