RENAME in a LNK file

[gordonprice67]

For a number of reason I need to use an LNK file rather than a BAT file, to do a RENAME.

I had hoped simply sending the REN via CMD would work. I.e.

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CMD /C /D RENAME "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\WSCommCntr4\lib\WSCommCntr4.exe" "WSCommCntr4.exe.OOTB"

The RENAME portion in a Command window works, but when used like this in a LNK file it doesn't. It seems somehow to be related to pathing, because if I use START to effectively run RENAME from the current directory like this...

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CMD /C /D START /D. RENAME "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\WSCommCntr4\lib\WSCommCntr4.exe" "WSCommCntr4.exe.OOTB"

It works, but it leaves the second Command window from the START on screen at completion. And setting Start In for the Shortcut to . rather than using START with the /D. switch doesn't work at all.
I also tried adding an Exit to the end of my LNK properties, like this...

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CMD /C /D START /D. RENAME "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\WSCommCntr4\lib\WSCommCntr4.exe" "WSCommCntr4.exe.OOTB" &&EXIT

And still no joy.

So, first I am curious why START is even needed, since I am providing a fully qualified path to the file to be renamed. And, more importantly, does anyone have a thought as to how I can get this to work cleanly in a LNK?

Thanks for any insights,
Gordon

[abc0502]

i'm not sure what you are trying to do, but Start Command take the first argument as a cmd window title, so you have to provide a title or an empty double-quotes instead, try this it could help:

CMD /C /D START "" /D. RENAME "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\WSCommCntr4\lib\WSCommCntr4.exe" "WSCommCntr4.exe.OOTB"

[Aacini]

For a number of reason I need to use an LNK file rather than a BAT file, to do a RENAME.

I had hoped simply sending the REN via CMD would work. I.e.

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CMD /C /D RENAME "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\WSCommCntr4\lib\WSCommCntr4.exe" "WSCommCntr4.exe.OOTB"

The RENAME portion in a Command window works, but when used like this in a LNK file it doesn't.

Gordon

Excuse me, I think there is a confusion here. A LNK file is just a reference to another file, so both of them refer to the same thing. You may have a LNK file linked to a BAT file, so the execution of anyone of them result in the same thing. There is no way to have a LNK file as an individual entity, so your phrase "when used like this in a LNK file" is nonsense. How do you create an individual LNK file in order to insert anything in it?