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Hello,

I've run into a bit of a snag with FileCreateShortcut. When you use the %A_Programs% variable with that command in Windows Vista, the shortcut is created in C:\ProgramData, not C:\Users. C:\ProgramData should be used when using %A_ProgramsCommon%.

The command behaves properly under Windows XP. This issue is Windows Vista specific.

Here is a sample of my FileCreateShortcut code:



%InstallFolder% and %ScriptVer% are declared elsewhere in the script.

I've tested on Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows Vista Enterprise SP1.

Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong, or is this a legit bug?

for me

gives


edit: I think i see your point, which is that the variable reads one thing, but the item is actually created elsewhere. I will have to test later. anyone else care to try?

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This is interesting...

works fine, places it in "C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" (exactly where A_Programs says it should). However,

Does nothing, and gives me an ErrorLevel of 1—meaning there was a problem.

Exactly. When I tried MsgBox like you did it shows the correct path but when you try using FileCreateShortcut it doesn't seem to follow %A_Programs% correctly. Its almost as if it just uses %A_ProgramsCommon% instead.



I didn't include it in my example code, but I created the %A_Programs%\Blah folder just before the shortcut is created so I don't run into that error.


UPDATE: I was able to discover the source of the problem. FileCreateShortcut works fine with %A_Programs% BEFORE the script is complied, but once you compile the script it no longer works properly.

It looks like the issue has something to do with the compiling process.

BTW, I am using the latest AutoHotkey v1.0.47.06.

compiling doesn't change the function of the code. It may affect permissions, however. try running the compiled script as admin.

Does the folder exist before FileCreateShorcut is used?

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I am an admin on both machines I am testing on.

The script creates the folder before FileCreateShortcut is used.

Here is the whole code snippet that runs:



You need to fill in the [] areas with valid data, of course. FileCreateDir creates the directory in the proper location (C:\Users), but FileCreateShortcut puts the shortcut in C:\ProgramData and creates the necessary directory structure to support it.

The problem has been solved. I had to use Compile_AHK to set a Vista UAC level when compiling the script.

http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22975&highlight=compileahk

Vista doesn't care. You will still have to right-click and select to "Run as administrator" in many cases - even if your user has administrator rights. Administrator doesn't mean much to Vista anymore... Trusted Installer is now the real Administrator (although not a real user - a service) and Vista doesn't want us to have that title...

While I can see your point, I have never had to use Run as administrator as long as the user I was logged in as was an admin.

Thanks for the info!

I also have this problem in Vista using A_Programs

I can create the folder in "C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"

then attempt to create the shortcut in the folder I just created but it puts it in

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
in a folder with the same name as I just created in the c:\users location.

When I use filedelete to delete the shortcut it tries to delete it in the c:\users but that is not where it was created.

I seen that someone solved it with Compile_AHK, but I can not figure out what is going on with that. If I use Compile_AHK to compile my script will it create the shortcut in the correct location?

DataLife

DataLife,

This problem didn't occur for me when using uncompiled scripts, only compiled ones.

The reason that I use Compile_AHK is that I need to force the Vista UAC Execution Level to a higher level (such as requireAdministrator) in order for the shortcut creation to work correctly with a compiled script.

Thanks for this information

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