Parse shortcuts (LNK files)?

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Cross - 21 Apr 2007 11:36 GMT

Is there anyone who knows how to parse a windows shortcut (lnk file) on the
start menu? How hard could it be, it is just a few values, like Target file,
Icon file...
I search for in on Internet for a while, but I did not found anything.

So what I want is the sourse code for a shortcut parser, written in VB.net
if possible (C# would be ok), or at least the specification for how a
shortcut (LNK file) is build, so I can writ one myself.

Thanks in advance

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Matthias Tacke - 21 Apr 2007 12:45 GMT

> Is there anyone who knows how to parse a windows shortcut (lnk file) on the
> start menu? How hard could it be, it is just a few values, like Target file,
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> if possible (C# would be ok), or at least the specification for how a
> shortcut (LNK file) is build, so I can writ one myself.

Google is your friend ;-)
<http://www.google.com/search?q=lnk+file+format>
The first result here is:
<http://mediasrv.ns.ac.yu/extra/fileformat/windows/lnk/shortcut.pdf>

Here is a script to create a lnk file on the desktop:
<http://www.knowdotnet.com/articles/createshortcutondesktop.html>

Instead of "Desktop" the Specialfolder is "Startmenu" in the line

CType(WshShell.SpecialFolders.Item("Desktop"), String)

HTH

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Cross - 21 Apr 2007 13:48 GMT

Thank you really.
I tried with google, but I must have picked the wong search criteria.

>> Is there anyone who knows how to parse a windows shortcut (lnk file) on
>> the start menu? How hard could it be, it is just a few values, like
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>
> HTH

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Cor Ligthert [MVP] - 22 Apr 2007 17:16 GMT

I like it forever to show the first and last help I got from Herfried, and
one of the main reasons I am active in this newsgroup.

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You never know how it helps you, I am not so sure about what you are asking.

Cor

> Is there anyone who knows how to parse a windows shortcut (lnk file) on
> the start menu? How hard could it be, it is just a few values, like Target
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>
> Thanks in advance

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JR - 23 Apr 2007 06:16 GMT

i do it this way.
in vb or vb.net and higher you must leave the 'wshshell' variable.
the example came from script
the control of your dir exist must be changed into a dirinfo

Sub Make_Start_Snelkoppeling()
Dim OS, Link, User, fso, folder
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strstartup = WshShell.specialfolders("Programs") & "\StartUp"

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
folder = strstartup
If Not (fso.FolderExists(folder)) Then
fso.createfolder (folder)
End If
Set OS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

'new macros
Set Link = WshShell.CreateShortCut(strstartup & "\Some name.lnk")
Link.Description = "Your description"
Link.Hotkey = "Ctrl+Alt+n"
Link.iconlocation = "C:\WINNT\system32\moricons.dll, 91"
Link.targetpath = "C:\WINNT\system32\CMD.EXE"
Link.windowstyle = 7
Link.workingDirectory = "C:\"
Link.Save
end sub

>I like it forever to show the first and last help I got from Herfried, and
>one of the main reasons I am active in this newsgroup.
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>>
>> Thanks in advance

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Cor Ligthert [MVP] - 23 Apr 2007 19:36 GMT

Jr,

I think that you will be happy with this more by the time way. It covers in
my idea even more.

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?ID=1f8f3eaf-27a1-40d7-9e0b-23cab5aa1049

Cor

>i do it this way.
> in vb or vb.net and higher you must leave the 'wshshell' variable.
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>>>
>>> Thanks in advance

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] - 23 Apr 2007 21:50 GMT

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname@planet.nl> schrieb:

> I think that you will be happy with this more by the time way. It covers
> in my idea even more.
>
> http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?ID=1f8f3eaf-27a1-40d7-9e0b-23cab5aa1049

Is there any reason why backslashes are escaped the C#-style way in the
string containing the path?

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