<#
.SYNOPSIS
	create-shortcut.ps1 [<shortcut>] [<target>] [<description>]
.DESCRIPTION
	Creates a new shortcut file
.EXAMPLE
	PS> .\create-shortcut.ps1 C:\Temp\HDD C:\
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author:  Markus Fleschutz
	License: CC0
#>

param([string]$shortcut = "", [string]$target = "", [string]$description)

try {
	if ($shortcut -eq "" ) { $shortcut = read-host "Enter new shortcut filename" }
	if ($target -eq "" ) { $target = read-host "Enter path to target" }
	if ($description -eq "" ) { $description = read-host "Enter description" }

	$sh = new-object -ComObject WScript.Shell
	$sc = $sh.CreateShortcut("$shortcut.lnk")
	$sc.TargetPath = "$target"
	$sc.WindowStyle = "1"
	$sc.IconLocation = "C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll, 3"
	$sc.Description = "$description"
	$sc.save()

	"✔️ created shortcut $shortcut ⭢ $target"
	exit 0
} catch {
	write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}