Open Certain LNK/URL/Location in Native FileExplorer?

[nutnutwin]

# Background
As is mentioned in
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21757
sometimes accessing network location(SMB mounted folder) can be slow(or faster on some other occasions)

# My Wish
While registering XYplorer as default FileExplorer is EXTREMELY convenient,
wonder if it's possible to open certain .lnk files in native FileExplorer

eg. I have an lnk to "SomeRemoteFolder\SomeSubFolder"
When double click on this lnk(Shortcut), "SomeSubFolder" be opened in explorer.exe
(Sometimes it is a remote folder mounted as a drive

# Why I need this
As is described above, opening some remote folder in XYplorer is very slow in my Company environment.
while in NativeFE, it is far faster.

Don't know why.

Thank you.

[highend]

Not possible, managed by the OS, not by XY

[Horst]

Try to create a button which invokes Explorer.exe using the lnk entry from the list as parameter.

[highend]

It sounds like he wants to be able to double click on a link outside of XY. If not he could easily script that and use it for a custom file association...

[Horst]

It sounds like he wants to be able to double click on a link outside of XY

Ok, then he has no chance as you said.

[nutnutwin]

It sounds like he wants to be able to double click on a link outside of XY. If not he could easily script that and use it for a custom file association...

Hi, I am trying to double click on lnk within xyplorer, and open in Native FE.
which sounds impossible for now.

So far I tried, setting xy as non-default File Explorer(where double click open in Native FE)
when the window open, judge if the window should have been opened in xyp,
open if yes.

a little overly complicated, and bad performance...

Thank you for your reply.

[highend]

No, it's NOT impossible when done inside XY^^

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    $openInExplorer = <<<>>>
\\<server>\<share>
\\<server>\<share>\<subfolder>
    >>>;
    $resolved = property("#LinkTarget", <curitem>);
    if (exists($resolved) == 2) {
        foreach($item, $openInExplorer, <crlf>, "e") {
            if (strpos($resolved, $item) != -1) {
                openwith "explorer", , $resolved;
                end true;
            }
        }
        goto $resolved;
    } else {
        open $resolved;
    }

Save that as "Open lnk to shares.xys" file in your scripts folder and insert all the shares that you want to open via Windows Explorer in

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    $openInExplorer = <<<>>>
--- your shares belong here ---
    >>>;

Then create a custom file association entry
"Open lnk" lnk>::load "Open lnk to shares.xys";

Afterwards right click the CFA icon in the toolbar and make sure that "Resolve Shortcuts before Matching" is turned off

And from now on any network path (.lnk) file that contains the <server>\<share>\[a subfolder] from the $openInExplorer variable will be opened by Windows Explorer and all others inside XY...

[nutnutwin]

Will try this trick after reading more about XYP scripts(never thought of using that)

[RalphM]

And you needed the full quote of the previous post for this?
If your reply is just in line with what was said above, there is really no need for any quoting.