Batch File to Open ALL Links in Folder

JOSHSKORN · 26 Dec 2009

I have a few LNK files in the same folder and would like to write a batch file that opens all of these links without explicitly having each link listed in the batch file. Is there a way to open all links in one folder? I would presume so, considering Windows has for the most part always had a Startup folder, but I'm not interested in using the Startup folder. I would like these items to open only if I access this batch file.

Is there a way to do this?

WindowsStar · 26 Dec 2009

@joshskorn

Here is a VBScript that will do what you want. It has no error checking it will just run everything in the C:\Program Files\Links folder.

Code:

 
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colFiles = objWMIService. _
ExecQuery("Select * from CIM_DataFile where Path = '\\Program Files\\Links\\'")
For Each objFile in colFiles
WshShell.Run Chr(34) & objFile.Name & Chr(34) 
Next

JOSHSKORN · 27 Dec 2009

WindowsStar said:

@joshskorn

Here is a VBScript that will do what you want. It has no error checking it will just run everything in the C:\Program Files\Links folder.

@WindowsStar

I'm not familiar with VBScript files. How do I save this as? Is it still a *.bat file or something else?

ccatlett1984 · 27 Dec 2009

.vbs

JOSHSKORN · 27 Dec 2009

ccatlett1984 said:

.vbs

Thank you. I actually found out using Google and was just about to post here that the solution provided by WindowsStar worked.