[SOLVED] Programs Menu Shortcut: Create Folder?

[jnicol]

Hi,

I have been using

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create_programs_menu_shortcut

to make shortcuts in the Programs Menu under Windows 10.

I would like to create a folder in the Programs Menu with my shortcuts arranged inside the folder. Can this be done? Is there a function that will do this?

Here is an example:

FOLDER1
- Shortcut1
- Shortcut2
FOLDER2
- Shortcut 3
- Shortcut 4

Thanks in advance.
John

[htouvet]

there are 2 issues in the create_programs_menu_shortcut function:

• it does not create subfolders of start programs menu prior to creating the shortcut.
  it creates the shortcuts in \startup and not in \startup\Programs

I have pushed a fix which will be included in final 1.5.1.

https://github.com/tranquilit/WAPT/comm...f5c613da0c

meanwhile, you can workaround by using

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winshell.programs

function which returns the StartPrograms path and add your subfolder

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import winshell
sc_path = makepath(winshell.programs(1),'FOLDER1','Shortcut1')  
ensure_dir(sc_path)
create_shortcut(sc_path,makepath(programfiles32,'myapp','toto.exe')) 

[jnicol]

Thank you very much! I will give this a shot.

Regards
John

there are 2 issues in the create_programs_menu_shortcut function:

• it does not create subfolders of start programs menu prior to creating the shortcut.
  it creates the shortcuts in \startup and not in \startup\Programs

I have pushed a fix which will be included in final 1.5.1.

https://github.com/tranquilit/WAPT/comm...f5c613da0c

meanwhile, you can workaround by using

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winshell.programs

function which returns the StartPrograms path and add your subfolder

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import winshell
sc_path = makepath(winshell.programs(1),'FOLDER1','Shortcut1')  
ensure_dir(sc_path)
create_shortcut(sc_path,makepath(programfiles32,'myapp','toto.exe'))