Extract Path from shortcut link - windows batch

Question

How can I extract the path from a shortcut link in windows batch file without using vbscript?

Answer 1

You can try with shortcutjs.bat

call shortcutjs.bat "some.lnk"^| find /i "target:"

Like vbscript this also uses windows script host , but with the other built-in language - jscript , but wrapped in a .bat file. Extracting the target will be not possible with pure batch.