Description Property (Windows Script Host) 

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Returns a shortcut's description.


object.Description

Arguments

  • object
    WshShortcut object.

Remarks

The Description property contains a string value describing a shortcut.

Applies To:

WshShortcut Object

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the Description Property.

<package>

   <job id="vbs">

      <script language="VBScript">

         set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

         strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")

         set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Shortcut Script.lnk")

         oShellLink.TargetPath = WScript.ScriptFullName

         oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1

         oShellLink.Hotkey = "Ctrl+Alt+e"

         oShellLink.IconLocation = "notepad.exe, 0"

         oShellLink.Description = "Shortcut Script"

         oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = strDesktop

         oShellLink.Save

         set oUrlLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Microsoft Web Site.url")

         oUrlLink.TargetPath = "https://www.microsoft.com"

         oUrlLink.Save

      </script>

   </job>



   <job id="js">

      <script language="JScript">

         var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");

         strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop");

         var oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop + "\\Shortcut Script.lnk");

         oShellLink.TargetPath = WScript.ScriptFullName;

         oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1;

         oShellLink.Hotkey = "Ctrl+Alt+e";

         oShellLink.IconLocation = "notepad.exe, 0";

         oShellLink.Description = "Shortcut Script";

         oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = strDesktop;

         oShellLink.Save();

         var oUrlLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop + "\\Microsoft Web Site.url");

         oUrlLink.TargetPath = "https://www.microsoft.com";

         oUrlLink.Save();

      </script>

   </job>

</package>

See Also

Concepts

Running Your Scripts