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There are certain programs, like 'explorer' or 'firefox' that you can execute from the command line without typing the entire path, ie. Windows recognizes the word 'firefox' and knows what to run.

I am wondering, how would one go about setting up more of these 'shortcuts'? It seems to me that it's probably just a stored list somewhere in the registry, but does anyone know where?

Cheers,
C

Numerous Run dialog replacements can do makeshift aliases, as well as most alternative shells. But if you don't want something fancy just for aliases, here's that registry key (good geuss, by the way):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

I've experimented with these quite a bit, and I must warn you they're quite limited. Play around with it though, maybe it'll suit your needs.

Thanks Jonny.

What I'm after, actually, is a command line replacement that can sit in my taskbar, be configured for aliases, and allow parameters to be added to aliases - eg. 'g autohotkey' would launch:
http://www.google.com/search?biw=1124&hl=en&q=autohotkey&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

I've used alt shells that have this kind of thing, but I'd like one that could just run within explorer.

Cheers.

C

What about to set the path to your app(s) within the environment variable: PATH. Wouldn't that work either ?

@CarlosTheTackle:

I used SlickRun myself for a long time, and it's aliases are sufficient for most tasks. I think there's a beta version that sits in the taskbar, but the default floating behavior is very easy to work with once you get used to it.

Also, if you use Firefox, look into Keywords and Quick Searches, handy features of bookmarks.

Try creating aliasses in a folder with FileCreateShortcut, add your favorite scripts, then use Rajat's 320MPH for quicklaunching...

Thanks jonny. That looks exactly like what I'm after. I look forward to trying it out tonight after work.



Ah yes, thanks for the tip.


Cheers,

C

Send me a message to remind me to do this, if you're interested:
Part of one of my scripts is an aliased bookmarking system operated by hotstrings. I can extract that component from my script, if you'd like.

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Actually, I'm using SlickRun now, and I'm very happy with it.

Cheers,

C

Try this:
HotKeyIt forum or SCRIPT MANAGER