Function Reference

FileGetShortcut

Retrieves details about a shortcut.

FileGetShortcut ( "lnk" )

Parameters

lnk Full path and file name of the shortcut.

Return Value

Success: Returns an array that contains the shortcut information. See Remarks.
Failure: Sets @error to 1 if the shortcut could not be accessed.

Remarks

The array returned from this function is a single dimension array containing the following elements:
$array[0] = Shortcut target path
$array[1] = Working directory
$array[2] = Arguments
$array[3] = Description
$array[4] = Icon filename
$array[5] = Icon index
$array[6] = The shortcut state (@SW_SHOWNORMAL, @SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE, @SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED)

Related

FileCreateShortcut

Example


; Create a shortcut on the desktop to explorer.exe and set the hotkey combination Ctrl+Alt+T or in AutoIt ^!t.
FileCreateShortcut(@WindowsDir & "\explorer.exe", @DesktopDir & "\Shortcut Example.lnk", @WindowsDir, "/e,c:\", "Tooltip description of the shortcut.", @SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", "^!t", "15", @SW_MINIMIZE)

; Retrieve the details of the shortcut.
Local $aDetails = FileGetShortcut(@DesktopDir & "\Shortcut Example.lnk")
If Not @error Then
    MsgBox(0, "FileGetShortcut", "Path: " & $aDetails[0] & @CRLF & _
            "Working directory: " & $aDetails[1] & @CRLF & _
            "Arguments: " & $aDetails[2] & @CRLF & _
            "Description: " & $aDetails[3] & @CRLF & _
            "Icon filename: " & $aDetails[4] & @CRLF & _
            "Icon index: " & $aDetails[5] & @CRLF & _
            "Shortcut state: " & $aDetails[6] & @CRLF)
EndIf