create-links.c

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/*
 
    compile via:
    gcc -o create-links -D_WIN32_IE=0x400 create-links.c -lole32 -luuid -lshell32 -lshlwapi
 
    Martin Fuchs, 27.12.2003
 
*/
 
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>
 
#include <shlobj.h>
#include <objidl.h>
#include <shlwapi.h>
 
#include <stdio.h>
 
HRESULT CreateShellLink(LPCSTR linkPath, LPCSTR cmd, LPCSTR arg, LPCSTR dir, LPCSTR iconPath, int icon_nr, LPCSTR comment)
{
    IShellLinkA* psl;
    IPersistFile* ppf;
    WCHAR buffer[MAX_PATH];
 
    HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_ShellLink, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, &IID_IShellLink, (LPVOID*)&psl);
 
    printf("creating shortcut file '%s' to %s...\n", linkPath, cmd);
 
    if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
        hr = psl->lpVtbl->SetPath(psl, cmd);
 
        if (arg)
            hr = psl->lpVtbl->SetArguments(psl, arg);
 
        if (dir)
            hr = psl->lpVtbl->SetWorkingDirectory(psl, dir);
 
        if (iconPath)
            hr = psl->lpVtbl->SetIconLocation(psl, iconPath, icon_nr);
 
        if (comment)
            hr = psl->lpVtbl->SetDescription(psl, comment);
 
        hr = psl->lpVtbl->QueryInterface(psl, &IID_IPersistFile, (LPVOID*)&ppf);
 
        if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
            MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, linkPath, -1, buffer, MAX_PATH);
 
            hr = ppf->lpVtbl->Save(ppf, buffer, TRUE);
 
            ppf->lpVtbl->Release(ppf);
        }
 
        psl->lpVtbl->Release(psl);
    }
 
    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
        printf("OK\n\n");
    else
        printf("error %08x\n\n", (int) hr);
 
    return hr;
}
 
 
int main()
{
    char path[MAX_PATH];
    LPSTR p;
 
    CoInitialize(NULL);
 
    /* create some shortcuts in the start menu "programs" folder */
    SHGetSpecialFolderPathA(0, path, CSIDL_PROGRAMS, TRUE);
    p = PathAddBackslash(path);
 
    strcpy(p, "start-cmd.lnk");
    CreateShellLink(path, "cmd.exe", "", NULL, NULL, 0, "open console window");
 
    strcpy(p, "start-winhello.lnk");
    CreateShellLink(path, "winhello.exe", "", NULL, NULL, 0, "launch winhello");
 
 
    /* create some shortcuts on the desktop */
    SHGetSpecialFolderPathA(0, path, CSIDL_DESKTOP, TRUE);
    p = PathAddBackslash(path);
 
    strcpy(p, "start-wcmd.lnk");
    CreateShellLink(path, "cmd.exe", "", NULL, NULL, 0, "open console window");
 
    strcpy(p, "start-winemine.lnk");
    CreateShellLink(path, "winemine.exe", "", NULL, NULL, 0, "launch winemine");
 
    CoUninitialize();
 
    return 0;
}