ShellLinkObject.WorkingDirectory property

Gets or sets the working directory specified in the link.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

strWorkingDirectory = ShellLinkObject.WorkingDirectory
ShellLinkObject.WorkingDirectory(sWorkingDirectory) = strWorkingDirectory

Property value

the fully qualified path of the link's working directory.

Examples

The following example shows the proper usage of this property in JScript, VBScript, and Visual Basic.

JScript:

<script language="JScript">
    function fnShellShellLinkObjectWorkingDirectoryJ()
    {
        var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");
        var objFolder;
        var ssfPROGRAMS = 2;
        
        objFolder = objShell.NameSpace(ssfPROGRAMS);
        if (objFolder != null)
        {
            var objFolderItem;
            
            objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName("Internet Explorer.lnk");
            if (objFolderItem != null)
            {
                var objShellLink;
                
                objShellLink = objFolderItem.GetLink;
                if (objShellLink != null)
                {
                    var szDirectory;
                    
                    // Get the working directory for the ShellLinkObject.
                    szDirectory = objShellLink.WorkingDirectory;
                    alert(szDirectory);
                    
                    // Set the working directory for the ShellLinkObject.
                    objShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "";
                }
            }
        }
    }
</script>

VBScript:

<script language="VBScript">
    function fnShellLinkObjectWorkingDirectoryVB()
        dim objShell
        dim objFolder
        dim ssfPROGRAMS
        
        ssfPROGRAMS = 2
        set objShell = CreateObject("shell.application")
        set objFolder = objShell.NameSpace(ssfPROGRAMS)
            if (not objFolder is nothing) then
                dim objFolderItem
                
                set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName("Internet Explorer.lnk")
                    if (not objFolderItem is nothing) then
                        dim objShellLink
                        
                        set objShellLink = objFolderItem.GetLink
                            if (not objShellLink is nothing) then
                                dim szDirectory
                                
                                'Get the working directory.
                                szDirectory = objShellLink.WorkingDirectory
                                alert(szDirectory)
                                
                                'Set the working directory.
                                objShellLink.WorkingDirectory = ""
                            end if
                        set objShellLink = nothing
                    end if
                set objFolderItem = nothing
            end if
        set objFolder = nothing
        set objShell = nothing
    end function
 </script>

Visual Basic:

Private Sub fnShellLinkObjectWorkingDirectoryVB()
    Dim objShell  As Shell
    Dim objFolder As Folder
    
    Set objShell = New Shell
    Set objFolder = objShell.NameSpace(ssfPROGRAMS)
        If (Not objFolder Is Nothing) Then
            Dim objFolderItem As FolderItem
            
            Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName("Internet Explorer.lnk")
                If (Not objFolderItem Is Nothing) Then
                    Dim objShellLink As ShellLinkObject
                    
                    Set objShellLink = objFolderItem.GetLink
                        If (Not objShellLink Is Nothing) Then
                            Dim szDirectory As String
                            
                            'Get the working directory.
                            szDirectory = objShellLink.WorkingDirectory
                            Debug.Print szDirectory
                            
                            'Set the working directory.
                            objShellLink.WorkingDirectory = ""
                        End If
                    Set objShellLink = Nothing
                End If
            Set objFolderItem = Nothing
        End If
    Set objFolder = Nothing
    Set objShell = Nothing

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional with SP3 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Shldisp.h
IDL	Shldisp.idl
DLL	Shell32.dll (version 5.0 or later)