Retrieves information about a shortcut (.lnk) file, such as its target file.
FileGetShortcut LinkFile , &OutTarget, &OutDir, &OutArgs, &OutDescription, &OutIcon, &OutIconNum, &OutRunState
Type: String
Name of the shortcut file to be analyzed, which is assumed to be in A_WorkingDir if an absolute path isn't specified. Be sure to include the .lnk extension.
Type: VarRef
If omitted, the corresponding value will not be stored. Otherwise, specify a reference to the output variable in which to store the shortcut's target (not including any arguments it might have). For example: C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
Type: VarRef
If omitted, the corresponding value will not be stored. Otherwise, specify a reference to the output variable in which to store the shortcut's working directory. For example: C:\My Documents. If environment variables such as %WinDir% are present in the string, one way to resolve them is via StrReplace. For example: OutDir := StrReplace(OutDir, "%WinDir%", A_WinDir)
Type: VarRef
If omitted, the corresponding value will not be stored. Otherwise, specify a reference to the output variable in which to store the shortcut's parameters (blank if none).
Type: VarRef
If omitted, the corresponding value will not be stored. Otherwise, specify a reference to the output variable in which to store the shortcut's comments (blank if none).
Type: VarRef
If omitted, the corresponding value will not be stored. Otherwise, specify a reference to the output variable in which to store the filename of the shortcut's icon (blank if none).
Type: VarRef
If omitted, the corresponding value will not be stored. Otherwise, specify a reference to the output variable in which to store the shortcut's icon number within the icon file (blank if none). This value is most often 1, which means the first icon.
Type: VarRef
If omitted, the corresponding value will not be stored. Otherwise, specify a reference to the output variable in which to store the shortcut's initial launch state, which is one of the following digits:
An OSError is thrown on failure.
Any of the output variables may be omitted if the corresponding information is not needed.
Allows the user to select an .lnk file to show its information.
LinkFile := FileSelect(32,, "Pick a shortcut to analyze.", "Shortcuts (*.lnk)")
if LinkFile = ""
return
FileGetShortcut LinkFile, &OutTarget, &OutDir, &OutArgs, &OutDesc, &OutIcon, &OutIconNum, &OutRunState
MsgBox OutTarget "`n" OutDir "`n" OutArgs "`n" OutDesc "`n" OutIcon "`n" OutIconNum "`n" OutRunState