How can I create a desktop icon?

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I program an application for AutoCAD. I want to create a own desktop icon with the executable file, the target path, some options.
How can I do it?

What I have tried:

I tried to find a class or an object that I an use.
I didn't found it.

Posted 14-Nov-16 7:37am

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Updated 14-Nov-16 10:11am

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[no name] 14-Nov-16 13:46pm

"I didn't found it", because you are searching for the wrong thing. You want to create a shortcut.

jeron1 14-Nov-16 16:06pm

How to create short-cuts (link files)[^]

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Patrice T · Answer 1 · 2016-11-14T10:11:00

Quote:
I tried to find a class or an object that I an use.
I didn't found it.

You didn't found because it don't work like that.

The icon of an app is an external resource (a file) that is just linked as you build the app.
The icon is in a .ico file. There is plenty of icon editors available.
It is declared in the resource file .rc. Details vary with compilers.

The icon can also be added after the app is build with the help of resource editors.