Microsoft KB Archive/254493

= SHORTCUT.EXE Does Not Accept Pathnames In Command Line =

Article ID: 254493

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-344-7
 * MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-343-9
 * MSPRESS Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit ISBN 1-55615-678-2

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This article was previously published under Q254493



SYMPTOMS
If you use the command line to direct SHORTCUT.EXE to a .LNK file within the directory structure, such as the following command from the command prompt:

SHORTCUT -S C:\DIR1\DIR2\SHCUT.LNK

SHORTCUT.EXE may return an error message similar to the following:

Error: Unable to find C:\DIR1\SHCUT.LNK



CAUSE
SHORTCUT.EXE does not correctly interpret path names when the -S switch is used.



WORKAROUND
Change to the directory containing the .LNK file before executing SHORTCUT.EXE.



STATUS
Microsoft Press has confirmed this to be a problem in the books listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information as soon as it becomes available.



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
 Create a valid .LNK file as C:\DIR1\DIR2\SHCUT.LNK. From the C:\ prompt, type SHORTCUT -S C:\DIR1\DIR2\SHCUT.LNK.

The following error message will be displayed:

Error: unable to find C:\DIR1\SHCUT.LNK

 From the C:\ prompt, type SHORTCUT -S \DIR1\DIR2\SHCUT.LNK.

The following error message will be displayed:

Error: unable to find \DIR1\DIR2\SHCUT.LNK

 From the C:\ prompt, type CD \DIR1\DIR2. Type SHORTCUT -S SHCUT.LNK. No error will be displayed.</li></ol>

Additional query words: RKBOOK NT40 WIN95 RESKIT TOOLS RESOURCE KIT

Keywords: kbprb KB254493

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