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Poida
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6 years ago
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Testing Destination of Windows Shortcut lnk in Start Menu Win7x64

Hi,   I'm trying to get this JScript from https://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/8967/ working in TestComplete 12.6 on Win7x64.   It's to verify the target value of the shortcut (what it's...
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    Poida
    6 years ago

    Thanks for the tips Robert.   This is what I ended up with in case anyone else is looking for this later, in javascript

    function Test_SCExists_GetSCPath()
    {
      if (!IsShortcutValid("Programs|Accessories|Paint", "|")) {
        Log.Error("Shortcut is not valid");
        return;
      }
      Log.Message("Shortcut is valid");
      
      
      var target = GetShortcutTarget("Programs|Accessories|Paint", "|");
      if (!target) {
        Log.Error("Shortcut doesn't exist");
        return;
      }
      Log.Message(target);
      
    }
     
    function IsShortcutValid(shortcutPath, separator)
    {
      var StartDir, path, shortcut;
      StartDir = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\";
      path = shortcutPath.split(separator).join("\\") + ".lnk";
      if (aqFileSystem.Exists(StartDir + path)) {
        shortcut = WshShell.CreateShortcut(StartDir + path);
        return aqFileSystem.Exists(shortcut.TargetPath);
      }
      return false;
    }
    
    
    function GetShortcutTarget(shortcutPath, separator)
    {
      var StartDir, path, shortcut;
      StartDir = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\";
      path = shortcutPath.split(separator).join("\\") + ".lnk";
      if (aqFileSystem.Exists(StartDir + path)) {
        shortcut = WshShell.CreateShortcut(StartDir + path);
        return shortcut.TargetPath;
      }
      return false;
    }