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    Hi.

    I'm wondering, can I make desktop shortchut
    through Java code.
    Thanks.


    Warm Regards
    Darko Topolsek



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    "Darko Topolsek" <dtopolse@email.t-com.hr> wrote in message
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    > Hi.
    >
    > I'm wondering, can I make desktop shortchut
    > through Java code.
    > Thanks.


    Platform dependent. On operating systems with no concept of "shortcuts"
    or "desktop", you obviously can't.

    On all platforms I know of which do, these things are implemented by the
    filesystem, so you'd need to have write-access to the file system (not a
    problem for applications, but if you're writing an applet, you may need to
    sign it).

    What you do then, again depends on the platform. If the "shortcuts" are
    implemented via normal files (as on Windows), you need to know the file
    format for "shortcuts", and create a file in the appropriate format.

    - Oliver



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    Hi Oliver and thanks for the advice.

    Warm regards.
    Darko Topolsek
    programmer

    "Oliver Wong" <owong@castortech.com> wrote in message
    news:5JXqf.12557$m05.6253@clgrps12...
    > "Darko Topolsek" <dtopolse@email.t-com.hr> wrote in message
    > news:do8uon$olb$1@ss405.t-com.hr...
    >> Hi.
    >>
    >> I'm wondering, can I make desktop shortchut
    >> through Java code.
    >> Thanks.

    >
    > Platform dependent. On operating systems with no concept of "shortcuts"
    > or "desktop", you obviously can't.
    >
    > On all platforms I know of which do, these things are implemented by
    > the filesystem, so you'd need to have write-access to the file system (not
    > a problem for applications, but if you're writing an applet, you may need
    > to sign it).
    >
    > What you do then, again depends on the platform. If the "shortcuts" are
    > implemented via normal files (as on Windows), you need to know the file
    > format for "shortcuts", and create a file in the appropriate format.
    >
    > - Oliver
    >




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