Subj : Re: Run all short-cuts in a folder? To : Randall Parker From : Tony Ingenoso Date : Fri Mar 23 2001 04:17 am From: "Tony Ingenoso" for %%i in (*.htm) do "Notepad (2).lnk" %%i I've got a directory full of HTML files with a shortcut to Notepad in there, and that batch file is gooed enough to fire them all up by just clicking on it. "Randall Parker" wrote in message news:MPG.152514bb809c155c98b8a0@news.barkto.com... > Is there a way to say "Open/Run all the short-cuts in this folder"? > > I'd rather not open it and then select all and then right click and click > Open. I'd like to do it in fewer steps. > > I guess I could write a Perl script that would accomplish this. > > BTW, also does anyone know if VBA is the only way to script Word 97? > Could one somehow get at its objects using Active State's Perl for Win32? > --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .