# How to create a shortcut file to a physical file?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-file-to-a-physical-file/10808
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [September 13, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-file-to-a-physical-file/10808 "2010-09-13T17:57:27Z")
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### Author: ![ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ryerman/32/5285_2.png) [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-file-to-a-physical-file/10808/3 "2010-09-16T15:12:03Z")

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Thanks for sharing your code. It seems clear and well documented, even to a non-professional like me. I like how you used a popup message to indicate the progress of creating folders. I often wish VBS had some method to show a progress bar.

Here's a quote from you in another thread:

> [@Copying shortcuts to files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-shortcuts-to-files/10802/3):
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> ..., when realized in programming code, would be a nice feature for Mp3tag with enormous potential for creating and structuring user dependend "virtual" catalogs directly on disk by simply using the filesystem as the basic database.
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> DD.20100913.1142.CEST

I agree. Your mte file is a good example that illustrates the potential. I may not need a folder full of short-cuts but your example provides an excellent template for creating other VBS scripts.  
I'd like to try creating a multi-dimensional array that contains tag information gleaned from MP3Tag. Maybe it could be used for manipulating supported audio files.

Thanks again,  
Jim

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