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  • Joe Duchtel
    #1

    Modify *.lnk File?

    Hello -

    I'm trying to put together a little VB .NET (1.1 in VS 2003)
    application that lets me substitute the path in the Target: and Start
    in: fields of *.lnk files. Is there any way to do that?

    I saw examples of VBScripts using WSH but I would like to do it in
    VB .NET. Is support for *.lnk built into .NET?

    Thanks,
    Joe
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    • kimiraikkonen
      #2
      Re: Modify *.lnk File?

      On Jun 6, 2:35 pm, Joe Duchtel <duch...@gmail. comwrote:
      Hello -
      >
      I'm trying to put together a little VB .NET (1.1 in VS 2003)
      application that lets me substitute the path in the Target: and Start
      in: fields of *.lnk files. Is there any way to do that?
      >
      I saw examples of VBScripts using WSH but I would like to do it in
      VB .NET. Is support for *.lnk built into .NET?
      >
      Thanks,
      Joe
      Hi Joe,
      I couldn't find a native way for modifying shortcuts, but you can do
      by referencing "Windows script host object model" from COM tab.

      And a sample code for you:
      Dim shortCut As IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t
      Dim shortCut As IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t
      ' Set path of shorcut (.lnk) file
      shortCut = CType((New
      IWshRuntimeLibr ary.WshShell).C reateShortcut(" shortcut.lnk"), _
      IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t)
      shortCut.Target Path = "target_path_he re"
      shortCut.Descri ption = "description_he re"
      ' Save
      shortCut.Save()

      ..and hoping that is useful for who are looking for similar help :)

      Thanks,

      Onur Güzel

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        • Joe Duchtel
          #3
          Re: Modify *.lnk File?

          Hello -

          Perfect ... works like a charm! The only question I have is whether
          it is really necessary to set the Copy Local to True for the
          Interop.IWshRun timeLibrary.dll . It does not seem to find this *.dll
          if I set the Copy Local to False. I just don't like having to
          distribute extra files with an *.exe.

          Thanks a lot!
          Joe



          On Jun 6, 2:38 pm, kimiraikkonen <kimiraikkone.. .@gmail.comwrot e:
          On Jun 6, 2:35 pm, Joe Duchtel <duch...@gmail. comwrote:
          >
          Hello -
          >
          I'm trying to put together a little VB .NET (1.1 in VS 2003)
          application that lets me substitute the path in the Target: and Start
          in: fields of *.lnk files.  Is there any way to do that?
          >
          I saw examples of VBScripts using WSH but I would like to do it in
          VB .NET.  Is support for *.lnk built into .NET?
          >
          Thanks,
          Joe
          >
          Hi Joe,
          I couldn't find a native way for modifying shortcuts, but you can do
          by referencing "Windows script host object model" from COM tab.
          >
          And a sample code for you:
          Dim shortCut As IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t
          Dim shortCut As IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t
          ' Set path of shorcut (.lnk) file
          shortCut = CType((New
          IWshRuntimeLibr ary.WshShell).C reateShortcut(" shortcut.lnk"), _
          IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t)
          shortCut.Target Path = "target_path_he re"
          shortCut.Descri ption = "description_he re"
          ' Save
          shortCut.Save()
          >
          ..and hoping that is useful for who are looking for similar help :)
          >
          Thanks,
          >
          Onur Güzel

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            • kimiraikkonen
              #4
              Re: Modify *.lnk File?

              On Jun 7, 6:32 am, Joe Duchtel <duch...@gmail. comwrote:
              Hello -
              >
              Perfect ... works like a charm! The only question I have is whether
              it is really necessary to set the Copy Local to True for the
              Interop.IWshRun timeLibrary.dll . It does not seem to find this *.dll
              if I set the Copy Local to False. I just don't like having to
              distribute extra files with an *.exe.
              >
              Thanks a lot!
              Joe
              >
              On Jun 6, 2:38 pm, kimiraikkonen <kimiraikkone.. .@gmail.comwrot e:
              >
              On Jun 6, 2:35 pm, Joe Duchtel <duch...@gmail. comwrote:
              >
              Hello -
              >
              I'm trying to put together a little VB .NET (1.1 in VS 2003)
              application that lets me substitute the path in the Target: and Start
              in: fields of *.lnk files. Is there any way to do that?
              >
              I saw examples of VBScripts using WSH but I would like to do it in
              VB .NET. Is support for *.lnk built into .NET?
              >
              Thanks,
              Joe
              >
              Hi Joe,
              I couldn't find a native way for modifying shortcuts, but you can do
              by referencing "Windows script host object model" from COM tab.
              >
              And a sample code for you:
              Dim shortCut As IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t
              Dim shortCut As IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t
              ' Set path of shorcut (.lnk) file
              shortCut = CType((New
              IWshRuntimeLibr ary.WshShell).C reateShortcut(" shortcut.lnk"), _
              IWshRuntimeLibr ary.IWshShortcu t)
              shortCut.Target Path = "target_path_he re"
              shortCut.Descri ption = "description_he re"
              ' Save
              shortCut.Save()
              >
              ..and hoping that is useful for who are looking for similar help :)
              >
              Thanks,
              >
              Onur Güzel
              Glad it worked! I recommend you to also have this library in your
              application folder, think that, what if the library is not present on
              target machine? However, after you build your project the library is
              copied to your application's bin\debug folder anyway, then you're
              ready to deploy your application.

              Thanks,

              Onur Güzel

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                • Kevin S Gallagher
                  #5
                  Re: Modify *.lnk File?

                  Why not treat it as an INI file since it's plain text instead of using
                  classes like WshShell

                  "Joe Duchtel" <duchtel@gmail. comwrote in message
                  news:23a36a89-8b8e-4a2e-9e82-ace16b680441@k3 7g2000hsf.googl egroups.com...
                  Hello -
                  >
                  I'm trying to put together a little VB .NET (1.1 in VS 2003)
                  application that lets me substitute the path in the Target: and Start
                  in: fields of *.lnk files. Is there any way to do that?
                  >
                  I saw examples of VBScripts using WSH but I would like to do it in
                  VB .NET. Is support for *.lnk built into .NET?
                  >
                  Thanks,
                  Joe

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                    • Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
                      #6
                      Re: Modify *.lnk File?

                      "Kevin S Gallagher" <kevin.s.gallag her@state.or.us schrieb:
                      Why not treat it as an INI file since it's plain text instead of using
                      classes like WshShell
                      I think you are referring to URL files.

                      The shell link format is a "binary" format.

                      --
                      M S Herfried K. Wagner
                      M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
                      V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>

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                        • =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW5odWI=?=
                          #7
                          Re: Modify *.lnk File?

                          I am using this technique to modify an existing shortcut too. It seems to be
                          working well except for some inconsistencies in how the tooltip is displayed.
                          We wanted to tool tip to up as two lines like the Internet Explorer shortcut
                          with the Name of the shortcut in the first line and the description in the
                          second line. The IE shortcut only has the description in the comment field.
                          When I create our shortcut this way it only shows the description as a single
                          line tooltip. However, every once in a while it will display correctly as a
                          two line tooltip. If I modify the comment field to display the name and a new
                          line character and the description it displays correctly most of the time.
                          However, in this case sometimes it displays a three line tooltip with the
                          name displayed twice.

                          There must be a way to reliably display the tooltip correctly because to IE
                          shortcut always seems to work. Does anyone know of a way to fix this?

                          --
                          Brian


                          "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" wrote:
                          "Kevin S Gallagher" <kevin.s.gallag her@state.or.us schrieb:
                          Why not treat it as an INI file since it's plain text instead of using
                          classes like WshShell
                          >
                          I think you are referring to URL files.
                          >
                          The shell link format is a "binary" format.
                          >
                          --
                          M S Herfried K. Wagner
                          M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
                          V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
                          >

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