public static IShellLink Create(string folderPath, string name, string target, string description = "", string arguments = "", string workingDirectory = "", string iconPath = "", int iconIndex = -1)
{
var shortcut = new ShellLink() as IShellLink;
if (shortcut != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(target) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
{
// setup shortcut information
shortcut.SetPath(target);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
{
shortcut.SetDescription(description);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(iconPath) && iconIndex >= 0)
{
shortcut.SetIconLocation(iconPath, iconIndex);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(arguments))
{
shortcut.SetArguments(arguments);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(workingDirectory))
{
shortcut.SetWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
}
// save it
var file = (IPersistFile)shortcut;
if (!name.EndsWith(".lnk"))
{
name += ".lnk";
}
file.Save(Path.Combine(folderPath, name), false);
}
return(shortcut);
}
public static Option <string> CreateShortcut(Some <string> shortcutPath, Some <string> path,
Option <string> arguments, Some <string> description, bool force)
{
if (File.Exists(shortcutPath.Value) && !force)
{
return(new Option <string>(shortcutPath));
}
if (File.Exists(shortcutPath.Value))
{
File.Delete(shortcutPath.Value);
}
// ReSharper disable once SuspiciousTypeConversion.Global
var link = new ShellLink() as IShellLink;
// setup shortcut information
link?.SetDescription(description.Value);
link?.SetPath(path.Value);
arguments.IfSome(a => link?.SetArguments(a));
// save it
// ReSharper disable once SuspiciousTypeConversion.Global
var file = link as IPersistFile;
file?.Save(shortcutPath, false);
return(!File.Exists(shortcutPath.Value) ? Option <string> .None : new Option <string>(shortcutPath));
}
public string CreateShortcut(string shortcutFilePath, string shortcutTargetPath, string description)
{
var link = new ShellLink() as IShellLink;
link.SetDescription(description);
link.SetPath(shortcutTargetPath);
var file = link as IPersistFile;
var shortcutLinkFilePath = this.ShortcutPathConventions.MakeFilePathIntoLinkFilePath(shortcutFilePath);
file.Save(shortcutLinkFilePath, false);
return(shortcutFilePath);
}
public static void CreateShortcutByCom(string shortcutPath, string targetPath, string iconPath, string description = null)
{
IShellLink link = new ShellLink() as IShellLink;
if (link == null)
{
return;
}
link.SetDescription(description);
link.SetPath(targetPath);
link.SetIconLocation(iconPath, 5);
// Convert from Keys string value to IShellLink 16-bit format
// IShellLink: 0xMMVK
// MM = Modifier (Alt, Control, Shift)
// VK = Virtual key code
//
IPersistFile file = (IPersistFile)link;
file.Save(shortcutPath, false);
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(file);
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(link);
}