Bill Reid's Shortcut Shortcut Version 1.0
Copyright Bill Reid, March 1996
breid@ebicom.net
http://www.ebicom.net/~breid		

Function Summary:

Program takes a user-entered URL and makes a Microsoft Internet Explorer
shortcut.

Requirements:

	-Windows95
	-The Visual Basic runtime files, not included in this archive in order
	 to save space.  In addition to the basic VBXXXXX.DLL, you will need the
	 common dialog extension as well.

Description:

Ever notice how the simplest things can be the most problematic?  For instance,
the MSIE internet shortcuts.  The file is nothing more than a line stating that
it's a shortcut, followed by the URL and named "FILENAME.URL".  However, if you
have an address on a business card on in a magazine and you want to check it out
later, you either have to type it in a text file and cut/paste/drag to your browser
later, type the shortcut file out by hand or load your browser, type the address,
go there and save it.  

Sheesh!  This gets to be quite out of hand if you're in the habit of jotting down
addresses while reading articles or sorting business cards.  So cometh this program...

The program has one text box, in which you type your URL and one button to save to
the filename of your choice.  You can paste a URL from the clipboard with the Ctrl-V
sequence, if you happen to have one there.

The program you have in your hands is the culmination of ten minutes' worth
of concentrated effort, thrown together to fulfill a one-afternoon need that
I've never managed to get around to feature-izing.  Please treat it as such.

Licence:

This program is offered as freeware.  This means that although I retain the
copyright to this program, you are free to use and distribute it without making 
payment of any sort to me.  You are not licensed to resell the product by itself 
or as part of a larger package.

I would appreciate your comments by email.  Email is cheap enough that it
won't inconvenience you and I'd just like to know how many people actually 
got some use out of this program.  I write these programs for myself and basically
release them to the world in the hopes that I'll save someone else a few seconds
also.  I'd like to know if anyone's using it and if I should continue to offer these
minimal-feature but very cost effective programs.

Support Policy:

As I receive no payment for this program, I guarantee no support of any
kind.  You may send questions via email, and I will attempt to answer 
them at my leisure, but use of this program in no way guarantees technical
support of any kind.

Disclaimer:

I do not guarantee (expressly or implied) that this program is suitable for
your use or free from bugs.  Every effort has been made to properly test it
for my own use, but this is not to be seen as a statement of quality.  You
use this program at your own risk; I will not be held responsible for any
losses incurred as a direct or indirect result of using this program.

Technical Notes for the Curious:

This is the simplest of applications - maybe 3, 4 lines of code.  Open any
Internet Shortcut in your favorite editor and you'll see there's nothing to
creating these programs.  The main thing is to ensure you make sure it has a
.url extension - Windows won't recognize it otherwise. 