Recreate Windows Favorites Shortcuts

recreate-windows-favorites-shortcuts.cmd

REM I created a variation of this script because after years of working exclusively in the 
REM in the Linux/Unix world I had to suddenly remote into six separate Windows Servers
REM which had no real, usable, shell. Not even powershell. Everything was done via many sluggish
REM mouse clicks on several open windows (themselves within the open remote desktop windows). 
REM I was going mental navigating via the explorer window so wanted to be able to create 
REM and re-create some shortcuts on all the environments.

del /Q %USERPROFILE%\Links\*.lnk

call:createFavouritesShortcut "E:\Apps"                    "E - Apps"
call:createFavouritesShortcut "E:\Apps\SomeApplication"    "E - Apps - SomeApplication"
call:createFavouritesShortcut "E:\Apps\AnotherApplication" "E - Apps - AnotherApplication"

call:createFavouritesShortcut "F:\Logs"                    "F - Logs.lnk"
call:createFavouritesShortcut "F:\Logs\SomeApplication"    "F - Logs - SomeApplication.lnk"
call:createFavouritesShortcut "F:\Logs\AnotherApplication" "F - Logs - AnotherApplication.lnk"

goto:eof

REM This subroutine requires Shortcut.exe, downloadable from 
REM http://www.optimumx.com/download/Shortcut.zip, 
REM to be in a relative Shortcut directory.
:createFavouritesShortcut
IF EXIST "%~1" (
	start "" /D .\Shortcut Shortcut.exe /f:"%USERPROFILE%\Links\%~2" /a:c /t:"%~1" 
)
goto:eof