Can anybody explain this? Topic is solved

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Why FileExist can't find the Google Chrome shortcut?, it returns an empty string.
Loop, Files also doesn't detect it.

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Msgbox % FileExist(A_Desktop "\Google Chrome.lnk")

[garry]

what I see , use a_desktopcommon

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f:="C:\users\public\desktop\Google Chrome.lnk"
;   C:\users\GARRY\desktop  > a_desktop
run,%f%
msgbox,%a_desktopcommon%

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F2:=a_desktopcommon . "\Google Chrome.lnk"
Msgbox % FileExist(F2)

[kunkel321]

I don't know the answer (not an expert). But it is interesting that this:

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Msgbox % FileExist(A_Desktop . "\SciTE.lnk")

Returns an "A"
Note that this link file does exist for me. Google Chrome.lnk also exists, but returns nothing.

[JoeWinograd]

Note that A_Desktop is the user desktop. Maybe the links are on the public (All Users) desktop. That variable is A_DesktopCommon. Regards, Joe

Edit: I see that garry already posted this.

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Thank you everybody for sharing thoughts.
@JoeWinograd, @garry Yes that is it, that shortcut was on Public desktop and I was trying with a user's one, so that is why it couldn't work using A_Desktop.

I managed to note that and then I saw your post so it is confirmed.