Adding a shortcut to an executable file in the Shortcut pane

About this task

You can add a tool shortcut that lets you run an executable file.

Procedure

  1. In the Shortcut pane, click the Toolbox tab. (If the Shortcut Pane is hidden, click View > Shortcut Pane. Then click the Toolbox tab.)
  2. Select or create a page on the Toolbox page. You can create shortcuts to executable files only on the Toolbox page.
  3. Right-click in the page and click Add Tool Shortcut. The Add a New Tool Shortcut window opens.
  4. Add information to the General, Program, and Icon pages. For example, to run a ClearCase tool, enter its program name in the Executable field on the Program page. (For typical examples of tools that you might run, see the following table).
    Tool Program Name Program Arguments
    Apply Label Wizard clearapplywizard.exe  
    Context Menu Editor clearmenuadmin.exe  
    Control Panel rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL cc.cpl
    Find Checkouts clearfindco.exe  
    Import Wizard CCImportWizard.exe  
    Region Synchronizer regsync.exe  
    Type Explorer clearlstype.exe Type explorer starts without a VOB context.
    VOB Creation Wizard clearvobtool.exe  

    For more information about a tab, click Help on the tab.

  5. Click OK.
Parent topic: About Explorer tool shortcuts
Related tasks:
Adding a page in the Shortcut pane
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