VBScript Scripting Techniques > Shortcuts > Shortcuts
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' Author: Denis St-Pierre ' *Retrieves* Shortcut info without using WMI ' The *Undocumented* Trick: use the ".CreateShortcut" method without the ' ".Save" method; works like a GetShortcut when the shortcut already exists! strTargetPath="C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\My Shortcut.lnk" Set wshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") ' CreateShortcut works like a GetShortcut when the shortcut already exists! Set objShortcut = wshShell.CreateShortcut(strTargetPath) ' For URL shortcuts, only ".FullName" and ".TargetPath" are valid WScript.Echo "Full Name : " & objShortcut.FullName WScript.Echo "Arguments : " & objShortcut.Arguments WScript.Echo "Working Directory : " & objShortcut.WorkingDirectory WScript.Echo "Target Path : " & objShortcut.TargetPath WScript.Echo "Icon Location : " & objShortcut.IconLocation WScript.Echo "Hotkey : " & objShortcut.Hotkey WScript.Echo "Window Style : " & objShortcut.WindowStyle WScript.Echo "Description : " & objShortcut.Description Set objShortcut = Nothing Set wshShell = Nothing |
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| Requirements: | |
| Windows version: | any |
| Network: | any |
| Client software: | N/A |
| Script Engine: | any |
| Summarized: | Should work in any Windows version, with any script engine. |
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