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WindowsShortCutMBS class

dim w as WindowsShortCutMBS

w = new WindowsShortCutMBS

w.Arguments = ""
w.Command = 3
w.Icon = specialfolder.system.child("shell32.dll").NativePath
w.iconID = 41
w.Location = SpecialFolder.Desktop.child("A new link to explorer.lnk").NativePath
w.Target = SpecialFolder.Windows.child("explorer.exe").NativePath
w.WorkingDirectory = volume(0).NativePath

if w.CreateShortCut then
  msgBox "Shortcut created."
else
  msgBox "Failed to create shortcut."
end if

• 9 properties
  • property Arguments as string
  • property Command as Integer
  • property Description as String
  • property Icon as String
  • property IconID as Integer
  • property Location as String
  • property ParentWindow as Variant
  • property Target as String
  • property WorkingDirectory as String
• 2 methods
  • method CreateShortCut as boolean
  • method ResolveShortCut(DisableGUI as boolean=false, DisableSearch as boolean=false) as boolean

This class has no sub classes.

Some examples using this class:

• /Win/Windows Shortcuts/Create Shortcuts
• /Win/Windows Shortcuts/File Shortcut
• /Win/Windows Shortcuts/Resolve Shortcut
• /Win/Windows Startmenu Items

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Release notes

• Version 22.0
  • Changed window properties to variant, so you can use DesktopWindow there for WindowsShortCutMBS, WindowsPrintDialogMBS, WindowsPageSetupDialogMBS, WindowsICMSetupMBS, WindowsBlueToothSelectDeviceDialogMBS, TwainMBS, TaskDialogMBS, OpenDialogMBS, DirectShowVideoWindowMBS, WindowsStoreContextMBS, WindowsFileCopyMBS, WindowsFontDialogMBS, WindowsPreviewHandlerMBS, WindowsStoreContextMBS, ParentChromiumFrameMBS and ChromiumBrowserMBS classes.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS Win Plugin.

WindowsSerialPortsMBS   -   WindowsStoreAppLicenseMBS