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Hi:
I was wondering if you could help me write a simple "run" program or script. I have Windows Vista. Every night I click on Start | Run and in the windows type %temp% and then click on o.k. This brings up my temp folder. I then manually delete any files I do not want left in there. Is there any easy command or script I can write and then make a shortcut to on my desktop so when I double click on it that temp folder window will automatically open without having to take those first few steps?
Thank You.
Paul
Hi, Paul,
This really isn't a QBasic question, but here are a few ideas:
On your desktop, do a right click -> new -> shortcut
For the path, just type %temp%
If you want something that does this, you may want to check out the program ATF-Cleaner
I hope that helps,
-Alex
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Alex Barry
Expertise
I have been a qbasic programmer since 2000, creating games, minor libraries and various small programs. I have experience using interrupts, graphics, file input/output, the mouse cursor, and using libraries. I have also learned FreeBASIC, QB64, c/c++, python, lua, php and html.
I do not claim to be an absolute authority in any language, but I don't mind looking things up and learning with you.
Experience
I have been programming in *Basic dialects since 2000, as mentioned in my expertise. After a year of QBasic, I learned C and C++, and dabbled a little in ASM (I don't program in ASM - I literally just played around to see how things work). When QB64 and FreeBASIC were released, I played with those languages. At the time, FreeBASIC offered more functionality and I sided with that language for a while. During that time, while I was learning new languages, that I would see what scripting languages are available, where I took up python and lua. I started to notice a staleness to QB64's development (which I kept tabs on from time to time), and am now trying to be active in it's community and maybe in it's development in the future.
Currently, I am only active on the QB64.net forums, but I appear on occasion on FreeBASIC.net's forums as well.
Education/Credentials
Highschool - 2007
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