Create shortcut that runs a batch file
batch-file, powershell
Solution
Set the arguments via the Arguments property:
$batchName = 'cmd'
$batchPath="D:\Temp\New folder\test.bat"
$taskbarFolder = "$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\Taskbar\"
$objShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$objShortCut = $objShell.CreateShortcut("$taskbarFolder\$batchName.lnk")
$objShortCut.TargetPath = 'cmd'
$objShortCut.Arguments="/c ""$batchPath"""
$objShortCut.Save()
Problem
I want to create a powershell script that creates a shortcut in the windows 7 taskbar, that runs a batch file from cmd.exe. Trying to do as told in these two posts: - https://superuser.com/questions/100249/how-to-pin-either-a-shortcut-or-a-batch-file-to-the-new-windows-7-taskbar - How to create a shortcut using Powershell Basically I want to set a shortcut files Target property to be something like: ``` C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C "C:\Dev\Batch files\cmake-guiMSVC1064bit.bat" ``` What I got so far in my powershell script is: ``` $batchPath = "C:\Dev\my_batchfile.bat" $taskbarFolder = "$Home\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\Taskbar\" $cmdPath = (Get-Command cmd | Select-Object Definition).Definition $objShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell $objShortCut = $objShell.CreateShortcut("$shortcutFolder\$batchName.lnk") #TODO problem ... :( $objShortCut.TargetPath = "$cmdPath /C $batchPath" $objShortCut.Save() ``` This results in the following error: ``` Exception setting "TargetPath": "The parameter is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG))" At C:\Dev\Powershell\GetTools.ps1:220 char:18 + $objShortCut. <<<< TargetPath = "$cmdPath /C $batchPath" + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException ``` Anyone got any suggestions?