Title: How to retrieve a shortcuts link information
uses
ShlObj,
ComObj,
ActiveX,
CommCtrl;
type
PShellLinkInfoStruct = ^TShellLinkInfoStruct;
TShellLinkInfoStruct = record
FullPathAndNameOfLinkFile: array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char;
FullPathAndNameOfFileToExecute: array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char;
ParamStringsOfFileToExecute: array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char;
FullPathAndNameOfWorkingDirectroy: array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char;
Description: array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char;
FullPathAndNameOfFileContiningIcon: array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char;
IconIndex: Integer;
HotKey: Word;
ShowCommand: Integer;
FindData: TWIN32FINDDATA;
end;
procedure GetLinkInfo(lpShellLinkInfoStruct: PShellLinkInfoStruct);
var
ShellLink: IShellLink;
PersistFile: IPersistFile;
AnObj: IUnknown;
begin
// access to the two interfaces of the object
AnObj := CreateComObject(CLSID_ShellLink);
ShellLink := AnObj as IShellLink;
PersistFile := AnObj as IPersistFile;
// Opens the specified file and initializes an object from the file contents.
PersistFile.Load(PWChar(WideString(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.FullPathAndNameOfLinkFile)), 0);
with ShellLink do
begin
// Retrieves the path and file name of a Shell link object.
GetPath(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.FullPathAndNameOfFileToExecute,
SizeOf(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.FullPathAndNameOfLinkFile),
lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.FindData,
SLGP_UNCPRIORITY);
// Retrieves the description string for a Shell link object.
GetDescription(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.Description,
SizeOf(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.Description));
// Retrieves the command-line arguments associated with a Shell link object.
GetArguments(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.ParamStringsOfFileToExecute,
SizeOf(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.ParamStringsOfFileToExecute));
// Retrieves the name of the working directory for a Shell link object.
GetWorkingDirectory(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.FullPathAndNameOfWorkingDirectroy,
SizeOf(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.FullPathAndNameOfWorkingDirectroy));
// Retrieves the location (path and index) of the icon for a Shell link object.
GetIconLocation(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.FullPathAndNameOfFileContiningIcon,
SizeOf(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.FullPathAndNameOfFileContiningIcon),
lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.IconIndex);
// Retrieves the hot key for a Shell link object.
GetHotKey(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.HotKey);
// Retrieves the show (SW_) command for a Shell link object.
GetShowCmd(lpShellLinkInfoStruct^.ShowCommand);
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
const
br = #13#10;
var
LinkInfo: TShellLinkInfoStruct;
s: string;
begin
FillChar(LinkInfo, SizeOf(LinkInfo), #0);
LinkInfo.FullPathAndNameOfLinkFile := 'C:\WINNT\Profiles\user\Desktop\FileName.lnk';
GetLinkInfo(@LinkInfo);
with LinkInfo do
s := FullPathAndNameOfLinkFile + br +
FullPathAndNameOfFileToExecute + br +
ParamStringsOfFileToExecute + br +
FullPathAndNameOfWorkingDirectroy + br +
Description + br +
FullPathAndNameOfFileContiningIcon + br +
IntToStr(IconIndex) + br +
IntToStr(LoByte(HotKey)) + br +
IntToStr(HiByte(HotKey)) + br +
IntToStr(ShowCommand) + br +
FindData.cFileName + br +
FindData.cAlternateFileName;
Memo1.Lines.Add(s);
end;
Only for D3 or higher.
for D1,D2 users: http://www.hitekdev.com/delphi/shellutlexamples.html