Applies To

Description

Provides the working directory of a shortcut object.

Syntax

object.WorkingDirectory = strWorkingDirectory

Parameters

Part	Description
object	WshShortcut object.
strWorkingDirectory	Directory in which the shortcut will start.

Example

The following example creates a shortcut to Microsoft Notepad:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut("Notepad.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "notepad.exe"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "c:\"
oShellLink.Save