Adding Shortcuts in Windows 95
If you would like to add a shortcut to your program
in the Start Menu, you can use the undocumented API
call that is used in the setupkit.
Declarations
You must declare the following in the declarations
section of a project.
Declare Function fCreateShellLink Lib "STKIT432.DLL" _
(ByVal lpstrFolderName as String, ByVal lpstrLinkName _
as String, ByVal lpstrLinkPath as String, ByVal _
lpstrLinkArgs as String) As Long
Use
To add a shortcut to the Start Menu, you call the
function with these parameters:
Where to place the link in relation to the Programs
folder on the Start Menu.
Name or Text to appear in the link.
Path of the file to link to.
Arguments for the file.
For instance, to add a shortcut to the desktop, you
would use the following code:
lngResult = fCreateShellLink("....Desktop", _
"Link to my program", "C:PathProgram.exe","")
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