Joshua Penix wrote: > On Dec 17, 2007, at 9:28 AM, James G. Sack (jim) wrote: > >> Anybody know if there is Linux tool to create a DOS shortcut file, so >> that for instance I can create a shortcut on a USB mounted vfat. > > You're talking about a Windows '.lnk' file - the thing that shows up on > a Windows desktop as a shortcut to a program (with the little arrow in > the corner) right? > > If so, this newsgroup thread is the most detailed thing I could dig up: > http://decenturl.com/groups.google/how-to-create-windows-shortcut > > The summary of that is "nothing available, but here's some C code that > exposes the internals of the file format." > > And here's the code: http://www.wotsit.org/list.asp?al=L > (find LNK in the table and download the .zip file) > > So... if you're feeling like exercising your programming skills, this > might make an interesting project! >
<heh> Thanks for doing my research for me. I think I'll put it on the ToDo list, just for entertainment. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
