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• Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  kfconklin > 2026-01-21 20:23

  I have a Live Folder in which there are three Windows shortcuts, each pointing to different .exe files that are named "Tonex.exe", "Tonex Editor.exe", "Tonex Modeler.exe". The shortcuts are similarly named, without ".exe". If I open the containing folder and click the shortcuts they run the correct .exe as expected. However, if I click on any of the three shortcuts in the popup menu, they all open "Tonex.exe".
  
  I am guessing that this must be a bug of some kind. Has anyone experienced this and is there any kind of workaround/fix?

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  Jean Lalonde > 2026-01-22 07:38

  Hi and welcome to the QAP forum.
  
  I did not try to reproduce this issue, but I'm guessing that the three shortcuts having the same name is the cause of the issue. Try giving them different names and let us know.
  
  Jean

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  kfconklin > 2026-01-22 11:27

  Hi Jean,
  
  Thanks for the quick response. I tried renaming the shortcuts and that didn't work. Just for clarity I did refresh the live folders. What I *think* could be happening is similar to what you suggested but rather than the shortcut naming being an issue I think it could be the names of the executables and the fact that they are all installed to the same folder. Is it possible that when you launch an exe from the menu your code is only matching as far as the first space in the executable names? That would explain why each shortcut opens the "Tonex.exe" file. And again, opening the folder where the shortcuts reside and double-clicking them from there does launch the correct exe.
  
  -Kevin

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  kfconklin > 2026-01-22 14:57

  I just realized I neglected to give any info about my configuration.
  
  QAP version is 12.1.1, installed via the setup package.
  OS is Windows 11 Home 25H2 26200.7623

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  LaurentG > 2026-01-22 15:57

  Hi @kfconklin,
  
  I guess that the problem comes from the fact that there are spaces in the names of your executables.
  Do you have the same issue if the executables are renamed as Tonex.exe, Tonex_Editor.exe and Tonex_Modeler.exe ?

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  Jean Lalonde > 2026-01-22 16:26

  (2026-01-22 15:57)LaurentG Wrote: I guess that the problem comes from the fact that there are spaces in the names of your executables.
  Do you have the same issue if the executables are renamed as Tonex.exe, Tonex_Editor.exe and Tonex_Modeler.exe ?

  
  Good point. Instead of renaming, maybe enclosing the exe path-name in the shortcut with double quotes (as in the example below) would make it work.
  
  

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  kfconklin > 2026-01-22 19:47

  Thanks for the replies. The target paths already have quotes, so that didn't fix it. I did, however try @LaurentG's suggestion and renamed the exe's to remove the space, and it does work. The problem is, those executables get updated from time to time, and renaming them isn't really a good option.
  
  I would say from this test, that there has to be a bug in QAP because outside of it the shortcuts work. As I type this, I did think of a potential workaround which I will try. I may be able to create batch files to launch the exe's and reference those in the menu. I'll report back if that works for me.
  

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  Ok, so my idea of using batch files is a valid workaround for me. I would still prefer using shortcuts, however I can live with this. But if you do decide to investigate this as a bug in QAP, I would be glad to provide any additional info or assistance that could help with it. Thanks!
  
  -Kevin

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  Jean Lalonde > 2026-01-23 08:09

  Yes, I'll investigate. Thanks for reporting this.

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  Jean Lalonde > 2026-01-23 18:39

  I was able to reproduce the issue. I'm very surprised that this was not reported before.
  
  The issue occurs when multiple executables in the same folder have names with the same root and contain a space. It is not specific to shortcuts or live folders. The solution is easy (enclosing the target of the Run command with double-quotes) but I'll take some time to investigate for side effects or other situations producing the same result (with documents or folder favorites, for example).

• RE: Issue with Live Folder Shortcut.lnk files

  Jean Lalonde > 2026-01-24 13:45

  OK. I fixed it in my dev environment. Because this is a very rare case and you have a workaround for your situation, I'll wait for other changes before releasing it.
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