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The following is reprinted for archival purposes from Gary Beene's Information Center, with permission from Mr. Beene himself.


'reference to Windows Script Host Object Model is required

'this version goes to a folder of your choice
Dim wShell As New IWshShell_Class
Dim wShortcut As IWshShortcut_Class
Set wShortcut = wShell.CreateShortcut( "d:\test.lnk" )
wShortcut.TargetPath = "d:\test.txt"
wShortcut.Save

'and this version goes to the desktop
Dim wShell As New IWshShell_Class
Dim wShortcut As IWshShortcut_Class

Dim sDesktop As String ' path of desktop
Dim sTargetPath As String ' path to file for which a link is to be created

sDesktop = wShell.SpecialFolders.Item( "Desktop" )
sTargetPath = wShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings( "%windir%" )

Set wShortcut = wShell.CreateShortcut(sDesktop & "filename.lnk" )

wShortcut.TargetPath = sTargetPath & "\filename.exe"
wShortcut.Arguments = ""
wShortCut.WorkingDirectory = sDesktop
wShortCut.Save

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Posted: 2021-02-11
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