Create application shortcut

[Member_538383]

Hi Is there a function that let me create a shortcut to an app? say on the desktop? Thanks

[Dave Kreskowiak]

There is no function in the .NET BCL that will handle this. You will have to use the Microsoft Scripting Runtime (set a COM reference to this!), create a Windows Scripting Shell object and use it to create the shortcut. Something like this (I think!):

 Dim WshShell As New WScript.Shell
 Dim oShellLink As WScript.Shortcut = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktopPath & "\\Shortcut Script.lnk")
 oShellLink.TargetPath = WScript.ScriptFullName
 oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
 oShellLink.Hotkey = "CTRL+SHIFT+F"
 oShellLink.IconLocation = "notepad.exe, 0"
 oShellLink.Description = "Shortcut Script"
 oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = strDesktop
 oShellLink.Save

I haven't tested this code, but it should look SOMETHING like this. I don't have Visual Studio where I'm at work, so I would have to wait until I got home to create a runnable example. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome

[VenkatFor NET]

See if you can consider creating shortcut at the time of deployment wherever you need using Setup projects. I suppose, this would be the best .NET solution. BK