shortcut refer to a network drive

Go for VBScript/Wise Script, With this you can solve your problem.

Thanks
Sid

here is the vbscript that you can make use

Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sLinkFile = "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\ISIS.LNK"
Set oLink = oWS.CreateShortcut(sLinkFile)
oLink.TargetPath = "\\Definiti\Winterth.bwp" 'network drive path for example: "\\Myserver\myfolder\Definiti\Winterth.bwp"
oLink.Arguments = ""
oLink.WindowStyle = "1"
oLink.WorkingDirectory = "\\Definiti\"
oLink.Save

Siddram

Thank you very much!

As a general point, I would try and avoid creating shortcuts to network resources, as you can run into problems if the network resource is not available for some reason.
An alternative solution is to create a simple launcher program to install with your application - it can be as simple as a batch file. Then you can create a normal advertised shortcut to the batch file, and set an icon if required. The batch file in turn, when activated, checks to see if the network resource is available and if it is, launches the executable. If it is not accessible, the batch file can exit gracefully with an appropriate message. Instead of a batch file, you can use a bit of compiled Wisescript or any other solution that works for you.

The best way and most easy way to do this would be to create a .lnk file and add it to your package. I have faced this issue and this came out to be the best solution.

Creating a .LNK file can sometimes be problematic if the network is not available when the shortcut is activated. Windows, in these circumstances, will report that the resource cannot be found and will often search for an alternative, if the user responds incorrectly. In an end user situation this can result in a loss of shortcut settings.

In any case if you create a shortcut which has to point to the network drive, then the scenario which you mentioned will always happen...
It will always search for the network drive. If the shortcut is being asked to point the network drive then, that is what we have to deliver.

Piyush Nasa
Altiris Certified Professional, WPS 7.0

Not necessarily. I consider it important to advise a client of the risks and options. If they then insist on a direct shortcut to a network resource, then they have done this with full knowledge of the risks. Alternatively, if they agree to having a local bat or cmd file as the "launcher" then they have avoided a problem, and you have a more reliable solution.

Just go through below scenario..... may be it will help you...

Create Substituting exe, through vbscript.

1] At 1st we have to pass the path of the executable through registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Circle]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Circle\PDRIVE]
"NETWORKDRIVE"="P:\\"

2] Now keep the required file to location, for example, "P:\BASF\Folio viewer_4.30.120_GER_1.0.0\Circle\test.ini"

Code for vbscript to which your shortcut should point:

dim wsh, WINDIR,PDrive

set wsh = createobject("wscript.shell")

set fso = createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

PDrive = wsh.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Circle\PDRIVE\NETWORKDRIVE")

Windir = wsh.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%")

if fso.fileexists(PDrive & "\BASF\Folio viewer_4.30.120_GER_1.0.0\Circle\test.ini") then

wsh.exec Windir & "\NOtepad.exe " & chr(34) & pDrive & "\BASF\Folio viewer_4.30.120_GER_1.0.0\Circle\test.ini" & chr(34)

End if