Copying a Shortcut

Copying shortcuts requires the use of the File System Object (FSO). The following scripts demonstrate the use of the File System Object to copy shortcuts.

Example

// JScript.
Shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
FSO = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
DesktopPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") + "\\MSDN Scripting url";
MyDocumentsPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("MyDocuments") + "\\"
FSO.CopyFile(DesktopPath, MyDocumentsPath);

' VBScript.
Set Shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
DesktopPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") + "\MSDN Scripting.url"
MyDocumentsPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("MyDocuments") + "\\"
FSO.CopyFile DesktopPath, MyDocumentsPath

See Also

Managing Shortcuts