create a desktop shortcut directly from the program

[hag]

I have a program that will set up 4 identical programs (exes) in 4 folders on a net work. Is there a way to set up a shortcut on the network directly from the program to the copies of the exes in their separate folders???

[James Bott]

Harvey,

Can you just do that with the install program?

Regards,
James

[hag]

James took your advice and programmed the install to do what I wank. Thanks.

[ukservice]

Try:

cUser:= GetEnv( "USERPROFILE" )
I
f Left(cUser,8)="C:\Users" //Language of SO
cEscritorio:=cUser+"\desktop\file.lnk"
Else
cEscritorio:=cUser+"\escritorio\file.lnk"
Endif

COPY FILE C:\FILE.LNK TO (cEscritorio)

[pcordonet]

You can try::

File: "shortcut.c"

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#pragma BEGINDUMP

#define _WIN32_IE 0x0500
#define HB_OS_WIN_32_USED
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0400


#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include <shlobj.h>
#include <hbapi.h>
#include "hbstack.h"
#include "hbapiitm.h"
#include "winreg.h"
#include "tchar.h"


#define HB_OS_WIN_32_USED

#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0400
// #define OEMRESOURCE
#include <windows.h>
#include <shlobj.h>
#include "hbapi.h"
#include "hbapiitm.h"

#define  ID_NOTIFYICON   1
#define  WM_NOTIFYICON   WM_USER+1000

#ifndef BIF_USENEWUI
#ifndef BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE
#define BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE     0x0040   // Use the new dialog layout with the ability to resize
#endif
#define BIF_USENEWUI           (BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE | BIF_EDITBOX)
#endif



// link executor *******************
void ChangePIF(LPCSTR cPIF);
HRESULT WINAPI CreateLink(LPSTR lpszLink, LPSTR lpszPathObj,LPSTR szWorkPath,LPSTR lpszIco, int nIco,LPSTR szDescription);

HB_FUNC( CREATEFILELINK )
{
   hb_retnl( (LONG) CreateLink( hb_parc(1), hb_parc(2), hb_parc(3),hb_parc(4), hb_parni(5) ,hb_parc(6) ) );
}

void ChangePIF(LPCSTR cPIF)
{
   UCHAR buffer[1024];
   HFILE h;
   long filesize;
   
   strcpy(buffer, cPIF);
   strcat(buffer, ".pif");
   if ((h=_lopen(buffer, 2))>0)
   {
      filesize=_hread(h, &buffer, 1024);
      buffer[0x63]=0x10; // Cerrar al salir
      buffer[0x1ad]=0x0a; // Pantalla completa
      buffer[0x2d4]=0x01;
      buffer[0x2c5]=0x22; // No Permitir protector de pantalla
      buffer[0x1ae]=0x11; // Quitar ALT+ENTRAR
      buffer[0x2e0]=0x01;
      _llseek(h, 0, 0);
      _hwrite(h, buffer, filesize);
      _lclose(h);
   }
}


// Canviem el pif
HB_FUNC( CHANGE_PIF )
{
   ChangePIF( hb_parc(1) )   ;
}


HRESULT WINAPI CreateLink(LPSTR lpszLink, LPSTR lpszPathObj,LPSTR  szWorkPath,LPSTR lpszIco, int nIco,LPSTR szDescription)
{
   long hres;
   IShellLink * psl;

   hres = CoInitialize(NULL);
   if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
   {
      hres = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_ShellLink, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, &IID_IShellLink, ( LPVOID ) &psl);

      if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
      {

         IPersistFile * ppf;

         psl->lpVtbl->SetPath(psl, lpszPathObj);
         psl->lpVtbl->SetIconLocation(psl, lpszIco, nIco);
         psl->lpVtbl->SetWorkingDirectory(psl, szWorkPath);
         psl->lpVtbl->SetDescription(psl,szDescription);

         hres = psl->lpVtbl->QueryInterface(psl, &IID_IPersistFile,( LPVOID ) &ppf);

         if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
         {
            WORD wsz[MAX_PATH];
            char appPath[MAX_PATH];
   
            strcpy(appPath, lpszLink);
            strcat(appPath, ".lnk");

            MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, appPath, -1, wsz, MAX_PATH);

            hres = ppf->lpVtbl->Save(ppf, wsz, TRUE);
            ppf->lpVtbl->Release(ppf);

            // modificar el PIF para los programas MS-DOS
            ChangePIF(lpszLink);

         }
         psl->lpVtbl->Release(psl);
      }
      CoUninitialize();
   }
   return hres;
}

HB_FUNC( C_GETSPECIALFOLDER ) // Contributed By Ryszard RyRko
{
    char *lpBuffer = (char*) hb_xgrab( MAX_PATH+1);
    LPITEMIDLIST pidlBrowse;    // PIDL selected by user
    SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(GetActiveWindow(), hb_parni(1), &pidlBrowse)  
;
    SHGetPathFromIDList(pidlBrowse, lpBuffer);
    hb_retc(lpBuffer);
    hb_xfree( lpBuffer);
}

// eop link executor *******************


#pragma ENDDUMP-------------------------------------------------------

 

Prg file : XXX.prg

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*-------------------------------------------------------
Procedure CreateLink( lDesk, lMenu )
*--------------------------------------------------------*
local cDesktop := GetSpecialFolder( CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY )
local cMenuPrgs := GetSpecialFolder( CSIDL_PROGRAMS )
local cLinkName := "proves"
local cExeName := ExeName()
Local cFilePath
local cIco := ""


If CurDrive() = "@"
   cFilePath:= NetRmtName( CurDrive()+":" )+"\"+CURDIR()
Else
   cFilePath:= CurDrive()+":\"+CURDIR()
EndIf   

cIco := cExeName

if lDesk && desktop
   if CreateFileLink( cDesktop + "\" + cLinkName, cExeName,cFilePath,cIco ) # 0
      Duda( "Create Link Error!", "Acceptar")
   endif
endif

if lMenu && menu start
   if CreateFileLink( cMenuPrgs + "\" + cLinkName, cExeName,cFilePath,cIco ) # 0
      Duda( "Create Link Error!", "Acceptar")
   endif
endif

Return

I hope that you have helped.
Pere

[hag]

Thank you all for the help. Working great.

[RAMESHBABU]

Hi,

You can even try this simple class. Works great.

- Ramesh Babu

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#include "FiveWin.ch" 

*****************************************************************************
*** Class         : ZLnk()                                                ***
*** Descripction  : To Create Shortcut Links                              ***
*** Author        : Carles Aubia                                          *** 
*** Created on    : 04.07.2006                                            ***
*****************************************************************************

FUNCTION Main() 

LOCAL o 

o := ZLnk():New( 'C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe' ) 

o:cFolder := 'Programs' //o:cFolder := 'DeskTop' or 'StartMenu' or 'StartUp' or 'Programs' 

o:Run() 

/*
o := ZLnk():New( 'C:\xHarbour\bin\Harbour.exe' ) 
o:cNameLnk          := 'Harbour.lnk'
o:cFolder           := 'DeskTop'  
o:cDescription      := 'xHarbour'
o:cWorkingDirectory := o:cFolder
o:cIconLocation     :='C:\xHarbour\bin' 
o:cHotKey           := "CTRL+SHIFT+H" 
o:Run() 
*/

RETURN nil 

*****************************************************************************
*** ZLnk Class                                                            ***                    
*****************************************************************************

CLASS ZLnk 

DATA cFolder            AS CHARACTER INIT 'Desktop' 
DATA cWindowStyle       AS NUMERIC   INIT 1 
DATA cFile              AS CHARACTER INIT '' 
DATA cWorkingDirectory  AS CHARACTER INIT '' 
DATA cDescription       AS CHARACTER INIT '' 
DATA cIconLocation      AS CHARACTER INIT '' 
DATA cNameLnk           AS CHARACTER INIT '' 
DATA cHotKey            AS CHARACTER INIT '' 

METHOD New( cFile )  CONSTRUCTOR 

METHOD Run() 

ENDCLASS 

*****************************************************************************
*** METHOD New( cFile ) CLASS ZLnk                                        *** 
*****************************************************************************

METHOD New( cFile ) CLASS ZLnk 

::cFile := cFile 

RETURN Self 

*****************************************************************************
*** METHOD Run() CLASS ZLnk                                               ***
*****************************************************************************

METHOD Run() CLASS ZLnk 

LOCAL oShell, oSF, o
LOCAL cTarget 

IF !File( ::cFile ) 
   RETURN .F. 
ENDIF 

IF Empty( ::cNameLnk ) 
   ::cNameLnk := cFileNoExt( ::cFile ) + '.lnk' 
ENDIF 

oShell := TOleAuto():New( "WScript.Shell" ) 

IF oShell:hObj == 0 
   RETURN .F. 
ENDIF 

oSF     := oShell:Get( 'SpecialFolders' ) 
cTarget := oSF:Item( ::cFolder ) 

IF Empty( cTarget ) 
   RETURN .F. 
ENDIF 

o := oShell:CreateShortCut( cTarget + '\' + ::cNameLnk ) 

o:WindowStyle      := ::cWindowStyle 
o:TargetPath       := ::cFile 
o:WorkingDirectory := ::cWorkingDirectory 
o:Description      := ::cDescription 
*o:IconLocation     := ::cIconLocation 
o:HotKey           := ::cHotKey 

o:Save() 

RETURN .T. 

**************************
*** EOF() SHORTCUT.PRG ***
**************************