vuCreateLinkEx(Location, WorkingDir, LinkName, ProgramName, Arguments, Comment)

vuCreateLinkEx(LONG,*CSTRING,*CSTRING,*CSTRING,*CSTRING,*CSTRING), Signed

Description

Creates a Windows shortcut (link) file with extended options. This version allows specifying a working directory and a comment in addition to the parameters supported by vuCreateLink.

Parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Description
Location	LONG	Shortcut location: 1 = Desktop 2 = Start Menu 3 = Startup Folder 4 = Favorites Folder 5 = Personal Folder 6 = SendTo Options 7 = Start Menu\Programs Folder 8 = Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
WorkingDir	CSTRING(256)	The working directory for the program
LinkName	CSTRING(64)	The display name under the shortcut icon
ProgramName	CSTRING(256)	Fully qualified path and filename of the program to link
Arguments	CSTRING(128)	Optional runtime parameters
Comment	CSTRING(128)	Optional comment (appears in shortcut properties)

Returns

1 (True) on success, 0 (False) on failure.

Example

! Example: Create a desktop shortcut with working directory and comment
IF vuCreateLinkEx(1, 'C:\Apps\Data', 'MyApp', 'C:\Apps\MyApp.exe', '', 'My Application Shortcut') = 1
  MESSAGE('Shortcut created on desktop with comment')
END

Notes

Extends vuCreateLink() by adding WorkingDir and Comment parameters.
Otherwise functionally identical to vuCreateLink.

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