Add create-shortcut.ps1

Data/scripts.csv

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ close-thunderbird.ps1, closes Mozilla Thunderbird gracefully
 close-vlc.ps1, closes the VLC media player gracefully
 close-windows-terminal.ps1, closes Windows Terminal gracefully
 configure-git.ps1, sets up the Git user configuration
+create-shortcut.ps1, creates a shortcut
 create-symlink.ps1, creates a symbolic link
 csv-to-text.ps1, converts the given CSV file into a text list
 daily-tasks.sh, execute PowerShell scripts automatically as daily tasks (Linux only)

README.md

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Collection of PowerShell Scripts
 -----------------------------
 * [check-symlinks.ps1](Scripts/check-symlinks.ps1) - checks every symlink in the given directory tree
 * [check-xml-file.ps1](Scripts/check-xml-file.ps1) - checks the given XML file for validity
+* [create-shortcut.ps1](Scripts/create-shortcut.ps1) - creates a shortcut
 * [create-symlink.ps1](Scripts/create-symlink.ps1) - creates a symbolic link
 * [decrypt-file.ps1](Scripts/decrypt-file.ps1) - encrypts the given file
 * [encrypt-file.ps1](Scripts/encrypt-file.ps1) - encrypts the given file

Scripts/create-shortcut.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/powershell
+<#
+.SYNTAX         ./create-shortcut.ps1 [<shortcut>] [<target>] [<description>]
+.DESCRIPTION	creates a new shortcut
+.LINK		https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES		Author:	Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
+#>
+
+param($Shortcut = "", $Target = "", $Description)
+
+if ($Shortcut -eq "" ) {
+	$Shortcut = read-host "Enter filename of shortcut"
+}
+if ($Target -eq "" ) {
+	$Target = read-host "Enter path to target"
+}
+if ($Description -eq "" ) {
+	$Description = read-host "Enter description"
+}
+
+try {
+	$sh = new-object -ComObject WScript.Shell
+	$shortcut = $sh.CreateShortcut("$Shortcut.lnk")
+	$shortcut.TargetPath = "$Target"
+	$shortcut.WindowStyle = "1"
+	$shortcut.IconLocation = "C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll, 3"
+	$shortcut.Description = "$Description"
+	$shortcut.save()
+
+	write-host -foregroundColor green "Done."
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}