# Appending variables as extensions of windows shortcuts

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/appending-variables-as-extensions-of-windows-shortcuts/180252>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 27, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/appending-variables-as-extensions-of-windows-shortcuts/180252 "2006-02-27T09:58:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![eilsoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc348/32.png) [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/appending-variables-as-extensions-of-windows-shortcuts/180252/1 "2006-02-27T09:58:24Z")

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is it possible to append variables as extensions of windows shortcuts?

like:

_“somePath/Presentation.exe -Spanish”_

and then have flash catch the extension as a variable?

_if(“extension” == “Spanish”){_  
_//do something else…_  
_}_