Assigns a key-combination to a shortcut, or identifies the key-combination assigned to a shortcut.
object.Hotkey = strHotkey |
Arguments
- object
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WshShortcut object.
- strHotkey
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A string representing the key-combination to assign to the shortcut.
The syntax of strHotkey is:
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[KeyModifier]KeyName |
- KeyModifier
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Can be any one of the following: ALT+, CTRL+, SHIFT+, EXT+.
Note
EXT+ means "Extended key." ΓÇö it appears here in case a new type of SHIFT-key is added to the character set in the future.
- KeyName
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a ... z, 0 ... 9, F1 F12, ...
The KeyName is not case-sensitive.
Remarks
A hotkey is a combination of keys that starts a shortcut when all associated keys are held down at the same time.
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Hotkeys can be used to start shortcuts located on your system's desktop and in the Windows Start menu.
Note
Another name for a hotkey is a Keyboard Shortcut.
In Windows 2000, valid Hotkeys always begin with CTRL + ALT.
Applies To:
Example
The following example demonstrates the use of the HotKey property.
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<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 </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(); </script> </job> </package> |
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