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I've created a bunch of shortcuts using AHK's FileCreateShortcut command. I haven't created a "valid" file shortcut, but this:

mailto:abc-support@xxxyy.us?cc=Jonny@GGWn.ot&bcc=BoBo&subject=AHK Trouble Ticket | %CLIPBOARD% | solved.

That "target" will open a new mail in Outlook with the preset content.

If you check that shortcuts properties, the Target field is "greyed out/disabled" (while its content is visible). So there's no chance to edit that field . As those ShCuts should be installed in some offices abroad, I don't think that a workaround using Control, Enable, ... would make sense.

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Are you saying that it's impossible to create such a shortcut manually?

If so, perhaps you could make it a .URL shortcut instead (untested):

Maybe this will make it more obvious, what the hell I'm talking about
That's the properties window of the shortcut I've created with FileCreateShortcut.
For unknown reason the Target field is unaccessible for editing.

Bug or feature ?

Is "Find Target..." also disabled?

If it doesn't happen with other shortcuts, I'm not sure what the problem could be (I see no explanation for it in the code).

You might try the Internet (URL) shortcut method I mentioned above.

Picked up that topic again and need some clearification/confirmation.



AFAICS AHK's FileCreateShortcut expects a standard filename/path.
If the above mentioned Target var is > 255 characters any additional character will be cut off. That seems to be based on the "number of characters in a filename" - restriction, correct ???

Any possible workarround
I've to be able to set a mails body (Target var) > 255 characters to create a "one button-push-mail-templater"

Can't you create a shortcut to a script?

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toralf

Hmm, the more I think of it, the problem then is to execute mailto from a script.

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This works

So I see no problem. Create a small script and create a shortcut to it.
But maybe you can tell me where the problem is.
I might have run in the wrong direction.

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That of course is an evidence that the restriction is within AHK's FileCreateShortcut command. Thx, to clearify that. Your work arround works fine.

One, if not the main reason why I've prefered to have a plain Shortcut option:

No script (better, no interpreters allowed on the target boxes) and or compiled scripts (internal security department won't be happy to deal with/support unknown toys. see above ---> interpreters).

A link would be editable - even by a SuperDau.
That's btw what the initial topic is about, there seems no option to edit the Target of a link via its properties. If ~ 255 chars the field is empty, if within that range the field isn't empty but grayed out/unaccessible/disabled.

I looked into this and it seems that the OS limits the shortcut's target field to 260 characters (some characters such as spaces get expanded to %20 in a "mailto" shortcut).

Would a batch file be an option?

*A few characters might cause problems if used in the message text, subject, cc, etc... (& in particular and possibly others)