Are you using getfolderitem or gettruefolderitem? lnk is the correct extension, but if you use getfolderitem you actually are retrieving a pointer to the file referred to by the shortcut, not the shortcut itself. Which is why I ask.
Thanks, Fargo Art Peters wrote: > Hi All, > > Two Windows questions: > > Does anyone have a method to delete shortcuts using RB? I've tried > 'sample' and 'sample.lnk' in a folderitem without success. I can > point to them but not delete them. Maybe the file extension is wrong > or there is something more to the designation of a shortcut. I always > thought they were treated simply as files. > > > I would like to load a dll into the system folder using RB. The dll > is one I use with a program and works well when loaded into the > System folder manually. Each time I try to load it through RB I > receive several failed assertions from Windows concerning resolving > the functions in the dll. I have tried to load the dll into an RB > project window, create a binary file, write the held dll to the > binary file. This technique is very successful with exe files. But, > doesn't seem to work with dll's. > > As usual, any help will be appreciated. > > Art > _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
