Solved How to paste shortcut to file by keystroke or command?

Rustys · Sep 5, 2016

Key stroke for paste

Code:

Ctrl+v

Key stroke for copy

Code:

Ctrl+c

MIRKOSOFT · Sep 6, 2016

No, this is normal, everybody knows these keystrokes Ctrl XCV...
In File Explorer is button to Paste Shortcut (maybe incorrect translation from Slovak language9.
Working this:
Clipboard: C:\Program\test.exe
normal paste copies test.exe to new location
paste shortcut created link to test.exe in new location like: test.lnk
Is it now understandable?

Miro

jmarket · Sep 6, 2016

You can press

Code:

Ctrl + Shift

to create a shortcut while dragging. That will create an .Ink file. Is this what you want? If not you can do

Code:

Shift + F10

and that'll pull up the right-click menu and you can manually click "Create Shortcut"

MIRKOSOFT · Sep 6, 2016

No, for correction:
Each file in clipboard has also path where is stored.
I need to create command or any keystroke (without drag&drop) to paste for this threa - link to file.
Why command ?
I'm using for remapping keyboard and mouse AHK scripting, I need to create anything like this:
<script>
; pressing Alt+F1 performs paste (Ctrl+V)
!F1::
Send, ^{v 1}
return
</script>
Of course drag&drop with holding left Alt creates lnk.
I need it without drag&drop.
Miro

Rustys · Sep 6, 2016

MIRKOSOFT said:
I want to use else one button to Paste shortcut to file.

Why not Right click on the file and select Create Shortcut?

MIRKOSOFT · Sep 6, 2016

Simply why not...
I want to paste shortcut to other location than location of file...
In Windows 10 file Explorer is button for this here:

And it looks it has no keystroke.
If you can help how to performthat action I'll be happy.
Miro

jmarket · Sep 6, 2016

Hi,
For something like that, that will require scripting. That way, it does what YOU want. There is no keyboard command to paste a shortcut without triggering a D&D (Drag & Drop) or requiring another click. That requires scripting.

MIRKOSOFT · Sep 6, 2016

OK, I try to create AHK script and if it will be successful I post it here and share with AHK community

Miro

MIRKOSOFT · Sep 7, 2016

Here's script which created GEV in AHK community:

Code:

clipboard := clipboard  ; convert clipboard to plain text (= copy the path of the copied file)
Sleep, 300
SplitPath, clipboard,,,, name_no_ext
IfWinActive, ahk_class Progman   ; desktop
    FileCreateShortcut, %clipboard%, %A_Desktop%\%name_no_ext%.lnk
else
IfWinActive, ahk_class CabinetWClass   ; explorer
{
    ; get current explorer path:
    for window in ComObjCreate("Shell.Application").Windows
    try Fullpath := % window.Document.Folder.Self.Path
        FileCreateShortcut, %clipboard%, %Fullpath%\%name_no_ext%.lnk
}

I mean can help anybody in this forum too. It's simple Paste shortcut script.
Thank you all for everything.
Miro

jmarket · Sep 8, 2016

Most welcome

I will mark this as Solved if that's ok with you

MIRKOSOFT · Sep 8, 2016

Of course, mark it as solved...
Miro

veeg · Sep 8, 2016

MIRKOSOFT said:
Here's script which created GEV in AHK community:
<code>
clipboard := clipboard ; convert clipboard to plain text (= copy the path of the copied file)
Sleep, 300
SplitPath, clipboard,,,, name_no_ext
IfWinActive, ahk_class Progman ; desktop
FileCreateShortcut, %clipboard%, %A_Desktop%\%name_no_ext%.lnk
else
IfWinActive, ahk_class CabinetWClass ; explorer
{
; get current explorer path:
for window in ComObjCreate("Shell.Application").Windows
try Fullpath := % window.Document.Folder.Self.Path
FileCreateShortcut, %clipboard%, %Fullpath%\%name_no_ext%.lnk
}
</code>

I mean can help anybody in this forum too. It's simple Paste shortcut script.
Thank you all for everything.
Miro

Nice tip thanks..

Rustys · Sep 8, 2016

MIRKOSOFT said:
Of course, mark it as solved...
Miro

Marked as solved.

Thank you for posting the script.

MIRKOSOFT

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