How to create shortcut using WIN32API in C#?

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I dont want to use "Windows Scrip Host" and "VBSTKIT.DLL" in VC#2008 to create shortcut? My idea is: which library besides two libraries above that contains an API to create shortcut file for my app? What API is that? Thanks.

Posted 16-Sep-12 22:35pm

Andrewpeter

Updated 16-Sep-12 22:38pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-18T09:12:00

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I'm not 100% sure what do you call a "shortcut" here, but, without WSH, it seems to be that what you want is using ShellLink object. If so, you can use the .NET wrapper for it. Please see:
http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/NET/Code/Libraries/Shell_Projects/Creating_and_Modifying_Shortcuts/article.asp[^].

See also the first answer to this question:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/234231/creating-application-shortcut-in-a-directory[^].

If this is what you want, I would basically agree with your idea of not using WSH — I mean, for this very purpose.

—SA

Posted 18-Sep-12 9:12am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 18-Sep-12 10:11am

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Maciej Los 18-Sep-12 15:44pm

Short and to the point, 5!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Sep-12 16:10pm

Thank you, Maciej.
--SA

Andrewpeter 18-Sep-12 22:02pm

It is my need! Thank you very much. Vote 5 for you.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Sep-12 22:27pm

Great. You are welcome.
Good luck, call again.
--SA