here's my problem, I'm doing an internship in a company and I was asked to find a way to make a shortcut in a folder that is in my Pc but I want it to work in any other computer.
To do so, I want to replace the "C:/users/username/desktop/folder" for a "Variable".
Than in every computer or user that i want to use this shortcut, I just have to say that "variable" means "C:/users/username" or "D:/" or wherever i put the folder in.
This should already be happening automatically when you create the shortcut. Meaning, the SpecialFolderDataBlock entry (and the known folder entry) will exist and its base location is a non-computer specific folder id + a offset into the main id list for the user/computer specific part. EnvironmentVariableDataBlock also exists when applicable.
Because the .lnk format is documented, you could create a shortcut that only contains a EnvironmentVariableDataBlock for example if you really wanted to...
Refer to How to create shortcut to Computer on the user's desktop
You can try this vbscript to create a shortcut to %userprofile% on the Desktop :
Just open your notepad or your notepad++ and save it as CreateShortcut.vbs
With CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
With .CreateShortcut(.SpecialFolders("Desktop") & "\User Profile.lnk")
.TargetPath = "%userprofile%"
.Description = "Open User Profile Folder"
.Save
End With
End With