create new shortcut to www/ftp-address

[StatusQuo]

Some web pages don't support (my) download-manager, so I have to use the standard "Save as"-function of the browser. For archiving I manually create a file "filename.url" containing the source URL of this file.

To do this I now start MS Expl*rer and choose "File / New / Shortcut", pasting the URL as content and naming it like the downloaded filename.

Is there already a way in TC to create this "filename.url", that I might not have found yet?

[ghisler(Author)]

You can do the same in Total Commander too, just make a (short!) right click on the current path and choose New - Shortcut. Then paste the URL and click OK.

[StatusQuo]

Great, although I would have to use the mouse for this (which I avoid to touch normally).

I didn't find the position to click at, because when clicking a file or directory there is no entry "New" in the context menu.
Right-clicking in an empty area of a panel would also do - but in a dir full of files there is no empty area...

Is there a way for keyboard users, too? (I actually use Win-e, Alt-f-n-s to open Expl*rer and make the shortcut.)

[Flint]

I didn't find the position to click at, because when clicking a file or directory there is no entry "New" in the context menu.

You can click on the panel title bar (the line just above the list of files/dirs, where the current path is shown).

[StatusQuo]

You can click on the panel title bar

Yes, I have found it, thanks also to you.
But I'm still looking for a solution without using a mouse...

[Sticky]

I'm still looking for a solution without using a mouse...

Does your shift+F10 not have the option available? If not, perhaps you can add it using a context menu editor of some kind?

[StatusQuo]

Does your shift+F10 not have the option available?

No, because in TC the text cursor is always on a file or directory - and their context menus don't have the "New" entry.
This is identical to Expl*rer, except that Expl*rer has a main menu item for this.

If not, perhaps you can add it using a context menu editor of some kind?

Unfortunately I have no idea yet, how this could be added (to the context menu of files and/or dirs). I'll think about that, read some registry entries and report if I was successful.

The optimal way IMO would probably be an internal TC-function, that could be called in the user menu.

[icfu]

Well, why not like that?

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Command: rundll32 appwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere
Parameter: %P

If you create a custom command, you can use whatever hotkey you like. No need for the cumbersome NEW menu.

Icfu

[StatusQuo]

2icfu:
Perfect, that's exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot!

[StatusQuo]

~~~ News ~~~

Now there's even a small AHK solution, automatically pasting the clipboard contents
and auto-detecting the file name for the target LNK/URL file, if possible (that means, the file name is contained in the URL in clipboard).

Stored in TCWiki.

[StatusQuo]

I updated the AHK tool in the TCWiki for Win7 (v1.10).

(Unfortunately MS has removed the function in Vista and reintroduced it in Win7 with changed syntax and controls. Version 1.10 of the AHK tool now also supports Win7.)