How to create link for executable file and indicate work folder in batch or VBS?

Question

OS: Windows 7

I am trying to create a link to the desktop folder via batch like this:

mklink "%userprofile%\Desktop\MyExe" "%~dp0\MyExe.exe" 

The command worked, but how to indicate MyExe.exe execute at "%~dp0"? MyExe.exe looks like run at the current folder, so it can't load my config file.

Update:

Got the different problem by using VBS, run code in below will create a shortcut for C:\Users\jiu\Desktop\MyExe.exe, But I want MyExe.exe.

Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
userProfilePath = oWS.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%")
currParentFolder = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
linkPath = userProfilePath + "\Desktop\MyExe.LNK"
Set oLink = oWS.CreateShortcut(linkPath)
    oLink.TargetPath = "MyExe.exe" 
    oLink.WorkingDirectory = currParentFolder
oLink.Save

Answer 1

Based upon the information you have provided, here's a strange looking batch file which should create your desktop shortcut for you:

;@Rundll32 AdvPack.dll,LaunchINFSection "%~0",,1
;@GoTo :EOF
[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"
[DefaultInstall]
ProfileItems=AddLnk
[AddLnk]
Name="MyExe",8,16
CmdLine=1,,"MyExe.exe"
InfoTip="Execute MyExe.exe"
WorkingDir=1

You can optionally modify:

• The shortcuts display name
  by replacing the string inside the doublequotes on line 8.
• The name of the target executable
  by replacing the string inside the doublequotes on line 9.
• The shortcuts description comment
  by replacing the string inside the doublequotes on line 10.