Using Perl to change information contained within a shortcut

[Toby Stuart]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wagner, David --- Senior Programmer Analyst --- WGO
> [mailto:David.Wagner@freight.fedex.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 9:38 AM
> To: Beginner Perl
> Subject: Using Perl to change information contained within a shortcut
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>

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>
> Is there any Perl module which would read the shortcut/
> and be able to update the Cmd and Working as viewed under
> Program when you select properties. I have no code because I
> am not even where one would start?
>
> Any questions and/or problems, please let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Wags ;)
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There is a Win32::Shortcut module as part of libwin.
Try here: [url]http://search.cpan.org/search?query=Win32::Shortcut&mode=all[/url]

[Toby Stuart]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wagner, David --- Senior Programmer Analyst --- WGO
> [mailto:David.Wagner@freight.fedex.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:13 AM
> To: Toby Stuart
> Cc: [email]beginners@perl.org[/email]
> Subject: RE: Using Perl to change information contained within a
> shortcut
>
>
> Thanks, Toby, but for the most part I have only used
> ActiveState for loading and I looked at this and this is I
> believe exactly what I could use. I am unsure if I have to
> download everything for libwin since the last update was in 2002.
>
> Sorry for the denseness of the mind, but when you are
> used to going to ppm and installing, I am a liitle lost.
>
>
> Any questions and/or problems, please let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Wags ;)
> Int: 9-8-002-2224
> Ext: 408-323-4225x2224
>
>

The good news is you probably already have it installed.
Run:
perl -MWin32 -e "print $Win32::VERSION"
from the command line.

If that prints greater than 0.191 (mine is 0.20) then you already have it!

Then see this reference. Should be all you need.
[url]http://search.cpan.org/src/GSAR/libwin32-0.191/Shortcut/docs/reference.html#[/url]
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