VBScript Scripting Techniques: Shortcuts

Shortcuts

GetShortcut
VBScript Code:
' 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
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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