Creating /removing shortcuts ( on desktop ) programatically

[ferrari123]

Hi ,

One of the proj. requirement need is to delete the shortcuts from desktop. Has anybody got any idea how to do it programatically ??

Thanks in advance.

 

[Cagliostro]

shortcuts are ordinary files with some information and the desktop is a folder. Find this folder and remove theese files. Ion Filipski

filipski@excite.com

 

[ferrari123]

Hi IonFilipski,
Thanks for your suggestion. i could delete that shortcut treating as a file. Now the question is what makes it different from normal files?.

Question came because there can be scenario when user renames it and still we will have to delete it. Is there any way to find out that this shortcut's properties ??? So that we can compare those and
delete it. ( like link to which it is pointing ,parameters etc.)

 

[MKuiper]

Hi Ferrari,

what you're looking for is the IShellLink interface. Search for "IShellLink" in the MSDN Library to find all the answers to your question. Marcel

 

[ferrari123]

Hi Mkuiper,

Yes. that's the one. Luckily i got the code also.


thanks
~ Rudresh