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function Get-Shortcut { <# .SYNOPSIS Get-DsShortcut .DESCRIPTION Return shortcut properties .PARAMETER Path Path and name of .lnk file .PARAMETER Source Optional. Shell or CIM * Shell uses Win32 Wscript.Shell COM interface to query the shortcut properties * CIM uses the Win32_ShortcutFile class to query the shortcut properties .EXAMPLE Get-Shortcut -Path "$($env:USERPROFILE)\Desktop\GitHub Desktop.lnk" Returns the shortcut properties as defined in the Wscript.Shell COM object properties .EXAMPLE Get-Shortcut -Path "$($env:USERPROFILE)\Desktop\GitHub Desktop.lnk" -Source CIM Returns the shortcut properties as defined in Win32_ShortcutFile .LINK https://github.com/Skatterbrainz/ds-utils/blob/master/docs/Get-Shortcut.md #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [parameter(Mandatory=$True)][string]$Path, [parameter()][string][ValidateSet('Shell','CIM')]$Source = 'Shell' ) try { if (-not(Test-Path $Path)) { throw "File not found: $Path" } if ($Source -eq 'Shell') { $wshell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell $Shortcut = $wshell.CreateShortcut($Path) } else { if ($Path.contains('\\')) { $scpath = $Path } elseif($Path.contains('\')) { $scpath = $Path.Replace('\','\\') } else { $scpath = $Path } $Shortcut = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ShortcutFile -Filter "Name='$scpath'" } $Shortcut } catch { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message } finally { Write-Output $result } } |