Thanks Klaus, Mark, Dave,
I turned out the "Start in" field of the shortcut files was empty. As
soon as I put the proper URL into this field, everything worked OK.
Shortcuts can be created by using "New > shortcut". One can also
create a shortcut by right clicking on a file and selecting "Copy to
> Desktop". In the last case the 'Start In" field gets its proper
value automatically. In the first case it is left blank. I still have
to check whether short cuts created by Revolution have this property
set.
Thanks for your help,
Henk
On 16-okt-2006, at 16:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Dave Cragg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 16 oktober 2006 13:02:14 GMT+02:00
To: How to use Revolution <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: shortcut problems
Reply-To: How to use Revolution <[email protected]>
On 16 Oct 2006, at 10:47, Henk van der Velden wrote:
We did some testing. It turns out that the program sometimes
thinks the defaultURL is the URL of the desktop where the shortcut
is located (C:/Documents and Settings/carels/Bureaublad) instead
of the folder where the program is located (//Bellefleur/M-schijf/
Leerlingen/de dijk/hardinxveld.exe). How can this be? What can be
done about it?
Klaus and Mark have given good tips about how to get round the
problem.
The original cause of the problem probably lies in the shortcut
files. If you check the "properties" of the shortcut files from
Windows Explorer, you will find a "Start In" field. This field
determines the working directory (i.e. default directory) when your
application starts. This should normally point to the directory
where the linked file is located. But depending on how the
shortcuts are made, it may just point to the desktop.
Some installer maker programs that make shortcuts require you to
set this property specifically. I've been caught out a number of
times by forgetting to set it.
Cheers
Dave
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