Re: How to create a relative shortcut ?

From	Schugo <schugo@schugo.de>
Newsgroups	comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32, alt.comp.os.windows-xp, alt.windows7.general
Subject	Re: How to create a relative shortcut ?
Date	2025-09-05 17:31 +0200
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 05.09.2025 17:05, R.Wieser wrote:> Shugo,
>
>> But what again is your exact problem, if it works on changed
>> drive letters and when moved to a different drive even deep
>> down in a directory?
>
> Assuming you are talking about a standard shortcut, it doesn't work as long
> as the origional target is still present (read : the subtree is copied).
>
>> I haven't tested it, but I'm 99% sure that it works also on a
>> different windows installation, if that works.
>
> Thats part of the problem : in /some/ (normal) situations it works, and in
> other (as normal) situations it won't. And thats just begging for Murphys
> law to be invoked. :-(
>
>
> As an example, try this :
>
> 1) Create a textfile and write "origional" in it. Close it
> 2) Create a shortcut to it next to that textfile.
>
> 3) copy the textfile and shortcut to some other spot on the same 'puter
> 4) Open the copied textfile and replace "origional" with "copy". Close it
>
> 5) Double-click the copied shortcut.   I /want/ to see the textfile with
> "copied" in it, but that is not what happens - at least, not here.

ok, that's true, unless the original file is moved/deleted, then
the "copy" is opened...

I'm happy that it works with changed drive letters, your use case is
like never happening in my reality ;)

ciao..

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How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-02 11:36 +0200
  Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-02 17:41 +0200
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-02 18:39 +0200
  Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-02 17:50 +0200
  Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-09-03 00:34 +0100
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-03 08:15 +0200
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-09-03 02:21 -0400
      Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-03 09:47 +0200
        Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-09-03 09:17 -0400
          Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-03 16:35 +0200
            Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-03 16:49 +0200
              Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-03 19:19 +0200
                Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-03 21:32 +0200
                Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-04 07:59 +0200
          Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-09-04 02:04 +0100
      Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-09-03 09:02 +0100
        Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-03 13:26 +0200
          Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Jakob Bohm <egenagwemdimtapsar@jbohm.dk> - 2025-09-04 09:17 +0200
            Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? malxau <address@is.invalid> - 2026-03-22 17:50 +0000
  Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Udo Steinbach <trashcan@udoline.de> - 2025-09-03 20:38 +0200
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-03 21:22 +0200
      Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-03 22:52 +0200
        Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-04 09:02 +0200
          Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-04 15:39 +0200
            Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-04 16:11 +0200
              Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-04 16:26 +0200
                Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-04 17:32 +0200
            Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-05 09:34 +0200
              Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-05 15:54 +0200
                Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-05 17:05 +0200
                Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-05 17:31 +0200
                Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-05 18:09 +0200
          Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-04 15:57 +0200
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? JJ <jj4public@outlook.com> - 2025-09-04 03:03 +0700
  Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-03 21:54 +0200
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-04 08:22 +0200
      Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Jakob Bohm <egenagwemdimtapsar@jbohm.dk> - 2025-09-04 10:19 +0200
  Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? JJ <jj4public@outlook.com> - 2025-09-04 03:01 +0700
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-04 08:50 +0200
  Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2025-09-03 22:00 -0400
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-04 09:16 +0200
  Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-05 21:05 +0200
    Re: How to create a relative shortcut ? Schugo <schugo@schugo.de> - 2025-09-06 18:58 +0200

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