PowerShell/Scripts/new-shortcut.ps1
2022-09-06 21:42:04 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Creates a new shortcut file
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script creates a new shortcut file.
.PARAMETER shortcut
Specifies the shortcut filename
.PARAMETER target
Specifies the path to the target
.PARAMETER description
Specifies a description
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./new-shortcut 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 new shortcut $shortcut$target"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}