Create a shortcut on Desktop
See the question and my original answer on StackOverflowHere is a piece of code that has no dependency on an external COM object (WSH), and supports 32-bit and 64-bit programs:
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;
using System.Text;
namespace TestShortcut
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
IShellLink link = (IShellLink)new ShellLink();
// setup shortcut information
link.SetDescription("My Description");
link.SetPath(@"c:\MyPath\MyProgram.exe");
// save it
IPersistFile file = (IPersistFile)link;
string desktopPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory);
file.Save(Path.Combine(desktopPath, "MyLink.lnk"), false);
}
}
[ComImport]
[Guid("00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
internal class ShellLink
{
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
internal interface IShellLink
{
void GetPath([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszFile, int cchMaxPath, out IntPtr pfd, int fFlags);
void GetIDList(out IntPtr ppidl);
void SetIDList(IntPtr pidl);
void GetDescription([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszName, int cchMaxName);
void SetDescription([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName);
void GetWorkingDirectory([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszDir, int cchMaxPath);
void SetWorkingDirectory([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszDir);
void GetArguments([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszArgs, int cchMaxPath);
void SetArguments([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszArgs);
void GetHotkey(out short pwHotkey);
void SetHotkey(short wHotkey);
void GetShowCmd(out int piShowCmd);
void SetShowCmd(int iShowCmd);
void GetIconLocation([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszIconPath, int cchIconPath, out int piIcon);
void SetIconLocation([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszIconPath, int iIcon);
void SetRelativePath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszPathRel, int dwReserved);
void Resolve(IntPtr hwnd, int fFlags);
void SetPath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszFile);
}
}