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Kaamil Jasani
Kaamil Jasani

Reputation: 464

File found with relative path but not absolute path? (VBS)

I am trying to launch a shortcut from VBScript, but I am running into a very odd error.

When I use the relative path of the shortcut, the script opens the shortcut perfectly fine. However, if I use the absolute file path (copied from windows explorer so no typos or anything like that) it gives me an error saying file not found.

Relative path code:

dim x
set x = CreateObject("WScript.shell")
x.Run("Shortcut.lnk")
set x = Nothing

This opens the file.

Absolute path code:

dim x
set x = CreateObject("WScript.shell")
x.Run("C:\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Test\Shortcut.lnk")
set x = Nothing

As you can see, the code is exactly the same. However, it gives me a file not found error:

Script: C:\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Test\test.vbs
Line: 3
Char: 1
Error: The system cannot find the file specified.
Code: 80070002
Source: (null)

The file path for the script is exactly the same in the error as the path I have put in the code, but it still gives me an error.

Any help would be appreciated.

Note: My username has been replaced with ***** just for the question.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1042

Answers (1)

Ekkehard.Horner
Ekkehard.Horner

Reputation: 38745

For the shell (.Run, .Exec) pathes containing spaces need quotes. So replace

x.Run("C:\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Test\Shortcut.lnk")

with

x.Run """C:\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Test\Shortcut.lnk"""

(cf here and here)

Upvotes: 2

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