create alias in XP

[Ken Ray]

On 8/14/06 11:04 AM, "sims" <sims at ezpzapps.com> wrote:

> I'm using the following on Windows XP
> 
>      create alias (specialfolderpath("start") & "/" & "Name of
> Alias.lnk") to file "path to original app..."
> 
> The alias/shortcut gets made, looks ok, has the correct target, but does not
> work. When I checked another shortcut made by right-clicking & then examining
> it in Properties the newly created shortcut lacks any text in the
> "Start in" field.
> If I fill that in from a good alias the new alias works.
> 
> Where am I going wrong here?

Well, what is the app you're trying to alias? Is it a Rev app? If not, it
could be dependent on the working directory setting...

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com