>>>>Does any one know how to create a windows shortcut programatically?
>>>>
>>>>And along with that determine the Desktop folder to save it into?
>>>>
>>>
>>>For only Win2k or + you can:
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>>DECLARE INTEGER CreateShellLink IN LNKFILES.DLL;
>>>STRING @lpzLinkFileName, STRING @lpzExeFileName
>>>
>>>
>>>oShell = CREATEOBJECT("WScript.Shell")
>>>oFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>>>cwdesktopfolder = oShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
>>>
>>>
>>>lnErrorCode = CreateShellLink(cwdesktopfolder+"\My Shortcut.lnk","c:\myfolder\myapp.exe")
>>>

>>
>>That's a DLL that I wrote. Its intended target platform was Win9x, so there was some limited functionality. For example, can't get the All User's Desktop.
>George
>
>
>In that case, the better option is to mix the two solution (franco and mine), something as:
>
>

>oShell          = CREATEOBJECT("WScript.Shell")
>oFso            = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>cwdesktopfolder = oShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
>
>lnk             = oshell.CreateShortcut("foo.lnk")
>lnk.TargetPath  = "c:\dummy.exe"
>lnk.Save
>

>
Claudio,

Well, the DLL does still work under Win2x. I'd recommend, however, using it only on platforms where the WSH isn't available.