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VB Script for Renaming LNK target and working directory

Hi there,

I need a vbscript that will rename the target and working directory in LNK files located in a folder and its sub-folders.

It will be called from a batch file.

cscript //nologo RenameLnkFiles.vbs "C:\My Documents" "\\server1" "\\server2"
"C:\My Documents" = Working folder (including its subfolders)
"\\server1" = Replace this from all UNCs by "\\server2"

I hope I express my need clearly ennough. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks for your help,
Rene

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ReneGe

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Hey oBda :) Its been a while!

Thanks a lot for your help.

I un-commented line 26.

LNK target nor their working dir was not changed.

Here is my output.

C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK>C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe //nologo "C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\ReplaceLNK.vbs" "C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK" "C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\1" "C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\2"
Processing 'C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\Shortcuts\File1.txt.lnk' ... search string not found.
Processing 'C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\Shortcuts\File2.txt.lnk' ... search string not found.

Cheers,
Rene

ReneGe

ASKER

For your conveniance, here is the dir of that folder.

C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\1
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\2
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\ReplaceLNK.bat
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\ReplaceLNK.vbs
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\Shortcuts
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\Shortcuts\File1.txt.lnk
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\Shortcuts\File2.txt.lnk
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\1\File1.txt
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\1\File2.txt
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\2\File1.txt
C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\2\File2.txt

So basically, the vbscript as executed from the command line, should replace the "target" and "working directory" of both "File1.txt.lnk" and "File2.txt.lnk" to point to the folder "C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\2"

Thanks

oBdA

This now supports a debug mode where it prints out what happened:

strSourceFolder = WScript.Arguments(0)
strFind = WScript.Arguments(1)
strReplaceWith = WScript.Arguments(2)
bDebug = True

Sub ReplaceInShortcutRecurse(objStartFolder, strFind, strReplaceWith)
	Set objThisFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder.Path)
	Set colFiles = objThisFolder.Files
	On Error Resume Next
	For Each objFile in colFiles
		If Err.Number <> 0 Then
			Err.Clear
		Else
			bSave = False
			If UCase(objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.Path)) = "LNK" Then
				Wscript.StdOut.Write "Processing '" & objFile.Path & "' ... "
				Set objShortcut = objWSH.CreateShortcut(objFile.Path)
				strOldTargetPath = objShortcut.TargetPath
				If InStr(objShortcut.TargetPath, strFind) <> 0 Then
					strNewTargetPath = Replace(strOldTargetPath, strFind, strReplaceWith)
					objShortcut.TargetPath = strNewTargetPath
					bSave = True
				Else
					strNewTargetPath = objShortcut.TargetPath
				End If
				strOldWorkingDirectory = objShortcut.WorkingDirectory
				If InStr(objShortcut.WorkingDirectory, strFind) <> 0 Then
					strNewWorkingDirectory = Replace(objShortcut.WorkingDirectory, strFind, strReplaceWith)
					objShortcut.WorkingDirectory = strNewWorkingDirectory
					bSave = True
				Else
					strNewWorkingDirectory = objShortcut.WorkingDirectory
				End If
				If bSave Then
					objShortcut.Save()
					If Err.Number <> 0 Then
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine
						WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "ERROR " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description
						Err.Clear
					Else
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "updated."
					End If
					If bDebug Then
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine vbTab & "Target path: '" & strOldTargetPath & "' --> '" & strNewTargetPath & "'"
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine vbTab & "Working dir: '" & strOldWorkingDirectory & "' --> '" & strNewWorkingDirectory & "'"
					End If
				Else
					Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "search string not found."
					If bDebug Then
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine vbTab & "Target path: '" & objShortcut.TargetPath & "'"
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine vbTab & "Working dir: '" & objShortcut.WorkingDirectory & "'"
					End If
				End If
			End If
		End If
	Next
	For Each objSubfolder in objStartFolder.SubFolders
		If Err.Number <> 0 Then
			Err.Clear
		Else
			Call ReplaceInShortcutRecurse(objSubfolder, strFind, strReplaceWith)
		End If
	Next
	On Error Goto 0
End Sub

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objWSH = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objSourceFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strSourceFolder)
Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "Search string: '" & strFind & "'"
Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "Replace with:  '" & strReplaceWith & "'"
Call ReplaceInShortcutRecurse(objSourceFolder, strFind, strReplaceWith)

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ReneGe

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Search string: 'C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\1'
Replace with: 'C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\2'
Processing 'C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\Shortcuts\File1.txt.lnk' ... search string not found.
      Target path: 'C:\TEST\Replace LNK\1\File1.txt'
      Working dir: 'C:\TEST\Replace LNK\1'
Processing 'C:\BatchFiles\Replace LNK\Shortcuts\File2.txt.lnk' ... search string not found.
      Target path: 'C:\TEST\Replace LNK\1\File2.txt'
      Working dir: 'C:\TEST\Replace LNK\1'

ReneGe

ASKER

Oops, one moment

ReneGe

ASKER

Sorry about that, this was my mistake.
Your script was working from the start.
I forgot to update the UNCs after moving the files :(

Thanks oBda!

Your script is working like a charm.

Cheers mate :)

Rene

ReneGe

ASKER

Hi oBda

I found that the search is case sensitive.

Can you please tell me how can we make it not case sensitive?

Thanks,
Rene

oBdA

strSourceFolder = WScript.Arguments(0)
strFind = WScript.Arguments(1)
strReplaceWith = WScript.Arguments(2)
bDebug = True

Sub ReplaceInShortcutRecurse(objStartFolder, strFind, strReplaceWith)
	Set objThisFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder.Path)
	Set colFiles = objThisFolder.Files
	On Error Resume Next
	For Each objFile in colFiles
		If Err.Number <> 0 Then
			Err.Clear
		Else
			bSave = False
			If UCase(objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.Path)) = "LNK" Then
				Wscript.StdOut.Write "Processing '" & objFile.Path & "' ... "
				Set objShortcut = objWSH.CreateShortcut(objFile.Path)
				strOldTargetPath = objShortcut.TargetPath
				If InStr(1, objShortcut.TargetPath, strFind, 1) <> 0 Then
					strNewTargetPath = Replace(strOldTargetPath, strFind, strReplaceWith, 1, -1, 1)
					objShortcut.TargetPath = strNewTargetPath
					bSave = True
				Else
					strNewTargetPath = objShortcut.TargetPath
				End If
				strOldWorkingDirectory = objShortcut.WorkingDirectory
				If InStr(1, objShortcut.WorkingDirectory, strFind, 1) <> 0 Then
					strNewWorkingDirectory = Replace(objShortcut.WorkingDirectory, strFind, strReplaceWith, 1, -1, 1)
					objShortcut.WorkingDirectory = strNewWorkingDirectory
					bSave = True
				Else
					strNewWorkingDirectory = objShortcut.WorkingDirectory
				End If
				If bSave Then
					objShortcut.Save()
					If Err.Number <> 0 Then
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine
						WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "ERROR " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description
						Err.Clear
					Else
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "updated."
					End If
					If bDebug Then
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine vbTab & "Target path: '" & strOldTargetPath & "' --> '" & strNewTargetPath & "'"
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine vbTab & "Working dir: '" & strOldWorkingDirectory & "' --> '" & strNewWorkingDirectory & "'"
					End If
				Else
					Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "search string not found."
					If bDebug Then
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine vbTab & "Target path: '" & objShortcut.TargetPath & "'"
						Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine vbTab & "Working dir: '" & objShortcut.WorkingDirectory & "'"
					End If
				End If
			End If
		End If
	Next
	For Each objSubfolder in objStartFolder.SubFolders
		If Err.Number <> 0 Then
			Err.Clear
		Else
			Call ReplaceInShortcutRecurse(objSubfolder, strFind, strReplaceWith)
		End If
	Next
	On Error Goto 0
End Sub

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objWSH = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objSourceFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strSourceFolder)
Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "Search string: '" & strFind & "'"
Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "Replace with:  '" & strReplaceWith & "'"
Call ReplaceInShortcutRecurse(objSourceFolder, strFind, strReplaceWith)

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ReneGe

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Thank you so much!

Cheers mate :)
Rene