Create or edit a Windows Shortcut
Syntax
objShell.CreateShortcut(strLinkFile)
ShortcutObject.property = "Your Value"
Key
objShell A WScript.Shell object
ShortcutObject An existing shortcut object
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set lnk = objShell.CreateShortcut("C:\MyShortcut.LNK")
lnk.TargetPath = "C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyProgram.EXE"
lnk.Arguments = ""
lnk.Description = "MyProgram"
lnk.HotKey = "ALT+CTRL+F"
lnk.IconLocation = "C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyProgram.EXE, 2"
lnk.WindowStyle = "1"
lnk.WorkingDirectory = "C:\Program Files\MyApp"
lnk.Save
'Clean up
Set lnk = Nothing
Similarly in PowerShell:
$objShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$lnk = $objShell.CreateShortcut("$home\Desktop\DemoShortcut.lnk")
$lnk.TargetPath = "C:\demo\application.exe"
# add any arguments
$lnk.Arguments = "-accepteula"
# minimize the window (3=Maximized 7=Minimized 4=Normal)
$shortcut.WindowStyle = 7
# Set an icon (can also pull from a DLL 'shell32.dll,8')
$lnk.IconLocation = "C:\demo\myicon.ico"
# Set a shortcut key
$lnk.Hotkey = "ALT+CTRL+R"
$lnk.Save()
The 'Description' property corresponds to the shortcut "Comment" field, this will be displayed in a tool-tip.
HotKey mappings are only usable if the shortcut is on the Desktop or in the
Start Menu.
Valid hot key-options:
"ALT+", "CTRL+", "SHIFT+", and "EXT+".
"A" .. "Z", "0" .. "9", "Back", "Tab", "Clear", "Return",
"Escape", "Space", and "Prior".
Internet Shortcuts
Unlike file/folder shortcuts, Internet Explorer Favourite (.URL) files are simple text files which you can create with a couple of ECHO statements:
Echo [InternetShortcut] > demo.url
Echo URL=https://ss64.com/ >> demo.url
“Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify” - Henry David Thoreau
Arguments, display - WshArguments.Item
Q263324 - Shortcut command truncates path names if the target does not currently exist.
Equivalent Windows CMD command: SHORTCUT - Create a windows shortcut (.LNK
file)