public/New-DsShortcut.ps1
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function New-DsShortcut { <# .SYNOPSIS New-DsShortcut .DESCRIPTION Create a new shortcut (.lnk file) .PARAMETER Name Name of the shortcut file (base name) .PARAMETER TargetFile Path to target of the shortcut .PARAMETER WorkingDirectory Working directory path when launching the TargetFile .PARAMETER Arguments Arguments to pass to the TargetFile when launched .PARAMETER Path Path to save shortcut .lnk file Known folders allowed: 'Desktop','Documents','StartMenu','Favorites','AllUserDesktop','AllUsersStartMenu' Default = 'Desktop' .PARAMETER WindowStyle Window style for opening target (Normal, Minimized or Maximized) Default = Normal .PARAMETER IconLocation Path to icon file, or path and index of embedded icon .PARAMETER Description Description for shortcut .PARAMETER Replace If shortcut file exists, replace it .EXAMPLE New-DsShortcut -Name "Notepad" -TargetFile "c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe" .LINK https://github.com/Skatterbrainz/ds-utils/blob/master/docs/New-DsShortcut.md #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [parameter(Mandatory=$True)][alias('ShortcutName')][string]$Name, [parameter(Mandatory=$True)][alias('Target')][string]$TargetFile, [parameter()][alias('WorkingPath')][string]$WorkingDirectory = "", [parameter()][alias('Args')][string]$Arguments = "", [parameter()][string][ValidateSet('Desktop','Documents','StartMenu','Favorites','AllUserDesktop','AllUsersStartMenu')]$Path = 'Desktop', [parameter()][string][ValidateSet('Normal','Minimized','Maximized')]$WindowStyle = 'Normal', [parameter()][alias('Icon')][string]$IconLocation = "", [parameter()][string]$Description = "", [parameter()][switch]$Replace ) try { if (-not(Test-Path $TargetFile)) { throw "File not found: $TargetFile" } $pth = [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath($Path) [string]$scfile = Join-Path -Path $pth -ChildPath "$($Name).lnk" if (Test-Path $scfile) { if ($Replace) { $null = Get-Item -Path $scfile | Remove-Item -Force } else { throw "Shortcut exists. Use -Replace to overwrite." } } $wshell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell $Shortcut = $wshell.CreateShortcut($scfile) $Shortcut.TargetPath = $TargetFile switch ($WindowStyle) { 'Normal' { $Shortcut.WindowStyle = 4 } 'Maximized' { $Shortcut.WindowStyle = 3 } 'Minimized' { $Shortcut.WindowStyle = 7 } } if (![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Description)) { $Shortcut.Description = $Description } if (![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Arguments)) { $Shortcut.Arguments = $Arguments } if (![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($WorkingDirectory)) { if (-not (Test-Path $WorkingDirectory)) { throw "WorkingDirectory not found: $WorkdingDirectory" } $Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = $WorkingDirectory } if (![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($IconLocation)) { if ($IconLocation.IndexOf(',') -gt 0) { $filepath = $IconLocation.Split(',')[0] if (-not (Test-Path $filepath)) { throw "IconLocation base file not found: $filepath" } } elseif ($IconLocation.IndexOf('.') -gt 0) { if (-not (Test-Path $IconLocation)) { throw "IconLocation file not found: $IconLocation" } } $Shortcut.IconLocation = $IconLocation } $Shortcut.Save() $result = $Shortcut } catch { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message } finally { Write-Output $result } } |