Re: How to create a relative shortcut ?

On 2025/9/3 14:17:47, Paul wrote:
> On Wed, 9/3/2025 3:47 AM, R.Wieser wrote:
>> Paul,
>>
>>> A shortcut is designed to be copied or moved anywhere.

_If_ it has an *absolute* path in "Target" (and in "Start in" if that's
relevant). Which it _will_, if it's made by the usual "make shortcut"
method.

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> There is a feature called "AppPath" or so, where executables not
> in the regular path environment variable, are stored in the Registry.

That's fine on one computer.

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My understanding is that Rudy wants to have (for example):

	a\b\shortcut.lnk

that points to

	a\c\target.exe

[I have _deliberately_ *not* put anything before "a", because it could
be in the root, or a subdirectory]

and, to be able to move/copy directory a (and its subfolders b and c) to
anywhere (including an external drive and/or another computer where no
"AppPath" has been invoked), and still have the shortcut find the target.

[I would have thought changing the absolutes in the shortcut to Target:
..\c\target.exe, and Start in: to ..\c, from whatever creating the
shortcut had put there, would work, but I haven't tried.]
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