shortcut\OSD that opens a folder in Virtual Environment
Hi All,
Has anyone ever created an OSD\shortcut that simply opens a folder in the virtual environment? I thought it would be a simple thing to do but I'm having issues.
The Filename in Codebase ref is FILENAME="%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Folder1".
It throws a windows explorer error stating it cannot find C:\Program Files\Folder1. If I manually create the folder locally then it just opens the local folder.
If I change the FILENAME to ="%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Folder1\File1.txt" it opens the file without issue.
If I change the FILENAME to ="Q:\VirApp.001\VFS\CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES\Folder1" it throws an access denied error.
The end user of the app needs to copy files to and from the application folders so thats why I need to give them access to the virtual environment.
Thanks,
Has anyone ever created an OSD\shortcut that simply opens a folder in the virtual environment? I thought it would be a simple thing to do but I'm having issues.
The Filename in Codebase ref is FILENAME="%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Folder1".
It throws a windows explorer error stating it cannot find C:\Program Files\Folder1. If I manually create the folder locally then it just opens the local folder.
If I change the FILENAME to ="%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Folder1\File1.txt" it opens the file without issue.
If I change the FILENAME to ="Q:\VirApp.001\VFS\CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES\Folder1" it throws an access denied error.
The end user of the app needs to copy files to and from the application folders so thats why I need to give them access to the virtual environment.
Thanks,
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Posted by:
DannyC
15 years ago
I think you'll find you need to specify an exe in the filename and the folder as a parameter - you should be able to get away with using explorer.exe, but you will need to ensure that "open window in seperate process" or whatever it's called is set in the local explorer folder view properties..
Posted by:
AngelD
15 years ago
ORIGINAL: DannyC
you should be able to get away with using explorer.exe, but you will need to ensure that "open window in seperate process" or whatever it's called is set in the local explorer folder view properties..
this can be done by running the explorer process with the /separate switch, ex.
explorer /separate C:\temp
Posted by:
ChluainEois
15 years ago
Setting %WINDIR%\explorer.exe as the filename and the folder I need to open as the parameter has worked. The /seperate switch didn't work for me, however I didn't need it as a seperate explorer window opens.
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