Steam shortcuts.vdf

[L.C.]

I need some of you who have Steam installed to do me a favor. I am going to need four versions of your shortcuts.vdf file (located in \Steam\config\).

 

First version:

1. Make sure you have no third-party application shortcuts in your Steam Games list

2. Shutdown Steam

3. Make a copy of your shortcuts.vdf and rename the copy to firstversion.vdf

4. Start Steam back up

 

Second version:

1. Add a shortcut to your Continuum.exe to your Steam Games list

2. Shutdown Steam

3. Make a copy of your shortcuts.vdf and rename the copy to secondversion.vdf

4. Start Steam back up

 

Third version:

1. Add shortcuts to two other applications or games into your Steam Games list

2. Shutdown Steam

3. Make a copy of your shortcuts.vdf and rename the copy to thirdversion.vdf

4. Start Steam back up

 

Fourth version:

1. Remove Continuum from your Steam Games list

2. Shutdown Steam

3. Make a copy of your shortcuts.vdf and rename the copy to fourthversion.vdf

4. Start Steam back up and remove the two bogus shortcuts from your Steam Games list

 

Then ZIP/RAR/7z/tar all four versions and either (1) attach to this thread, (2) private message me, or (3) e-mail to admin@hlrse.net.

 

 

 

Why?

I am looking for patterns in shortcuts.vdf, as a friend of mine pointed out that his shortcuts.vdf code structure was slightly different than mine. I need a few people's shortcuts.vdf so that I can look for what is consistent and what isn't (aka pattern).

 

Upon finding out how to universally work this file, my custom Continuum040Setup.exe installer will be fitted to detect for Steam installations and automatically add Continuum to your Steam Games list via shortcuts.vdf.

Edited December 10, 2009 by L.C.

[L.C.]

Ping!

 

This is kind of important..

[Samapico]

I'll try to do this today

 

 

edit: or not

Edited December 13, 2009 by Samapico
didn't do it :P

[Samapico]

But... there has to be an easier way to add a shortcut to a game than by modifying the shortcuts file... some command line or API or something... ? You could try asking Valve

[L.C.]

You could try asking Valve

Hello Joshua Szanto,

 

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

 

I apologize, but we do not offer support for altering Steam files, or using Steam in a way other than intended.

 

You may be able to find assistance with this issue on our forums.

 

http://forums.steampowered.com

 

Nope, no other way. Usually .vdf's are plaintext, but shortcuts.vdf is oddly enough not plaintext.

 

Created http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12459059#post12459059 anyway.

Edited December 13, 2009 by L.C.

[L.C.]

I need at least two more submissions.

[»Xog]

here you go

 

edit: fixed

 

http://xogsuploads.webs.com/Misc%20Files/TEST.ace

Edited December 19, 2009 by Xog

[»Xog]

here you go

 

edit: fixed

 

http://xogsuploads.webs.com/Misc%20Files/TEST.ace

 

you don't even reply to your own topic when someone helps huh

[L.C.]

Sorry about that, didn't see the edit when I originally looked. Thank you Xog! Edited December 23, 2009 by L.C.