Vista Tutorial - How to Get a URL from a Shortcut in Favorites

07-03-2009

I want to get the URL from a shortcut, read from the favorites folder. Can
anyone tell me how to do it? The purpose is to be able to browse to the URL
programmatically, and also to extract the domain and other information.

TIA

Charles

07-03-2009

"Charles" <blank@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I want to get the URL from a shortcut, read from the favorites folder. Can
>anyone tell me how to do it? The purpose is to be able to browse to the URL
>programmatically, and also to extract the domain and other information.

These shortcuts are INI files. Here is a sample:

[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://www.google.com/

07-03-2009

Thanks very much for the quick reply.

Charles

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> "Charles" <blank@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23XeTw%23$%23JHA.200@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>I want to get the URL from a shortcut, read from the favorites folder. Can
>>anyone tell me how to do it? The purpose is to be able to browse to the
>>URL programmatically, and also to extract the domain and other
>>information.

>
> These shortcuts are INI files. Here is a sample:
>
> [InternetShortcut]
> URL=http://www.google.com/
>
>

07-03-2009	#1 (permalink)
Charles Guest n/a posts	How to Get a URL from a Shortcut in Favorites I want to get the URL from a shortcut, read from the favorites folder. Can anyone tell me how to do it? The purpose is to be able to browse to the URL programmatically, and also to extract the domain and other information. TIA Charles
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07-03-2009	#2 (permalink)
Nobody Guest n/a posts	Re: How to Get a URL from a Shortcut in Favorites "Charles" <blank@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23XeTw%23$%23JHA.200@xxxxxx Quote: >I want to get the URL from a shortcut, read from the favorites folder. Can >anyone tell me how to do it? The purpose is to be able to browse to the URL >programmatically, and also to extract the domain and other information. These shortcuts are INI files. Here is a sample: [InternetShortcut] URL=http://www.google.com/
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#3 (permalink)
Charles Guest n/a posts	Re: How to Get a URL from a Shortcut in Favorites Thanks very much for the quick reply. Charles "Nobody" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23W%236yEA$JHA.1488@xxxxxx Quote: > "Charles" <blank@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23XeTw%23$%23JHA.200@xxxxxx Quote: >>I want to get the URL from a shortcut, read from the favorites folder. Can >>anyone tell me how to do it? The purpose is to be able to browse to the >>URL programmatically, and also to extract the domain and other >>information. > > These shortcuts are INI files. Here is a sample: > > [InternetShortcut] > URL=http://www.google.com/ > >
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