Creating a shortcut (LNK)

Richard Andrew x64

Hi, I'm working in .NET 8 (not .NET Framework). Trying to programmatically create a file system link (LNK file) in C#. I've added a reference to the Windows Script Host Object Model as detailed in many different online articles. However, I can't seem to find the correct Using statement to import the classes in that reference. When I say, "Using IWshRuntimeLibrary", it says it cannot resolve the type or namespace. What must I do to import the types in the Windows Script Host Object Model reference?

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Dave Kreskowiak

This worked fine for me in .NET 8:

using IWshRuntimeLibrary;
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WshShell shell = new();
WshShortcut shortcut = shell.CreateShortcut(@"C:\Users\test\Desktop\Test.lnk");
shortcut.TargetPath = @"C:\Windows";
shortcut.Save();

I didn't do anything other than set the reference to the Windows Script Host Library.

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Richard Andrew x64

Yes, I found that code on the web. But VS is not able to resolve IWshRuntimeLibrary even though I added the reference. :((

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Dave Kreskowiak

Huh. You can try clearing the component caches. Quit VS and open the C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\_version_\ComponentModelCache folder and kill everything in it. Restart VS and see what happens. If that doesn't work, there's a cache folder for Roslyn too at C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Roslyn. Wipe that one out too.

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