XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32, alt.windows7.general   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2025/9/3 14:17:47, Paul wrote:   
   > On Wed, 9/3/2025 3:47 AM, R.Wieser wrote:   
   >> Paul,   
   >>   
   >>> A shortcut is designed to be copied or moved anywhere.   
      
   _If_ it has an *absolute* path in "Target" (and in "Start in" if that's   
   relevant). Which it _will_, if it's made by the usual "make shortcut"   
   method.   
      
   []   
      
      
   > There is a feature called "AppPath" or so, where executables not   
   > in the regular path environment variable, are stored in the Registry.   
      
   That's fine on one computer.   
      
   []   
      
   My understanding is that Rudy wants to have (for example):   
      
   	a\b\shortcut.lnk   
      
   that points to   
      
   	a\c\target.exe   
      
   [I have _deliberately_ *not* put anything before "a", because it could   
   be in the root, or a subdirectory]   
      
   and, to be able to move/copy directory a (and its subfolders b and c) to   
   anywhere (including an external drive and/or another computer where no   
   "AppPath" has been invoked), and still have the shortcut find the target.   
      
   [I would have thought changing the absolutes in the shortcut to Target:   
   ..\c\target.exe, and Start in: to ..\c, from whatever creating the   
   shortcut had put there, would work, but I haven't tried.]   
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