creating a shortcut for a exe from a batch file

Question

how to create a shortcut for a exe from a batch file.

i tried

call link.bat \"c:\\program Files\\App1\\program1.exe\" \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\         


        

Answer 1

Additional note: the link.bat you're using is for Windows 95/98 only:

This batch file is for Windows 95/98 only. I will post the NT equivalent in the NT newsgroup soon.

NT version is posted at http://www.robvanderwoude.com/amb_shortcutsnt.html instead. You might try that for a .bat approach if preferred over vbscript.