XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32, alt.windows7.general   
   From: schugo@schugo.de   
      
   On 02.09.2025 11:36, R.Wieser wrote:   
   > Hello all,   
   >   
   > I'm trying to create relative shortcuts* (for use on a removable USB   
   > harddisk) and can't seem to find out how it works.   
   >   
   > * the target of the link is relative to the location of the link itself.   
   >   
   > I'm programming against the IShellLink interface (   
   > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shobjidl_c   
   re/nn-shobjidl_core-ishelllinka) ,   
   > which suggests a relative path is possible (SetRelativePath), but I'm not   
   > able to get it to work or find code explaining how to do it.   
   >   
   > I did find this :   
   > https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20171019-00/?p=97247 , but I'm   
   > not even sure if that is what I'm after ... :-|   
   >   
   > Question: does someone have an example to what I'm supposed to do to make it   
   > happen ?   
      
   Not really, but as a workaround:   
   use a .bat instead:   
      
   cd \myPath\   
   start myapp.exe   
   exit   
      
   ciao...   
      
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