// CreateLink - Uses the Shell's IShellLink and IPersistFile interfaces
// to create and store a shortcut to the specified object.
//
// Returns the result of calling the member functions of the interfaces.
//
// Parameters:
// lpszPathObj - Address of a buffer that contains the path of the object,
// including the file name.
// lpszPathLink - Address of a buffer that contains the path where the
// Shell link is to be stored, including the file name.
// lpszDesc - Address of a buffer that contains a description of the
// Shell link, stored in the Comment field of the link
// properties.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "windows.h"
#include "winnls.h"
#include "shobjidl.h"
#include "objbase.h"
#include "objidl.h"
#include "shlguid.h"
HRESULT CreateLink(LPCWSTR lpszPathObj, LPCSTR lpszPathLink, LPCWSTR lpszDesc)
{
HRESULT hres;
IShellLink* psl;
// Get a pointer to the IShellLink interface. It is assumed that CoInitialize
// has already been called.
hres = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ShellLink, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IShellLink, (LPVOID*)&psl);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
IPersistFile* ppf;
// Set the path to the shortcut target and add the description.
psl->SetPath(lpszPathObj);
psl->SetDescription(lpszDesc);
// Query IShellLink for the IPersistFile interface, used for saving the
// shortcut in persistent storage.
hres = psl->QueryInterface(IID_IPersistFile, (LPVOID*)&ppf);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
WCHAR wsz[MAX_PATH];
// Ensure that the string is Unicode.
MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, lpszPathLink, -1, wsz, MAX_PATH);
// Add code here to check return value from MultiByteWideChar
// for success.
// Save the link by calling IPersistFile::Save.
hres = ppf->Save(wsz, TRUE);
ppf->Release();
}
psl->Release();
}
return hres;
// ResolveIt - Uses the Shell's IShellLink and IPersistFile interfaces
// to retrieve the path and description from an existing shortcut.
//
// Returns the result of calling the member functions of the interfaces.
//
// Parameters:
// hwnd - A handle to the parent window. The Shell uses this window to
// display a dialog box if it needs to prompt the user for more
// information while resolving the link.
// lpszLinkFile - Address of a buffer that contains the path of the link,
// including the file name.
// lpszPath - Address of a buffer that receives the path of the link
target, including the file name.
// lpszDesc - Address of a buffer that receives the description of the
// Shell link, stored in the Comment field of the link
// properties.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "windows.h"
#include "shobjidl.h"
#include "shlguid.h"
#include "strsafe.h"
HRESULT ResolveIt(HWND hwnd, LPCSTR lpszLinkFile, LPWSTR lpszPath, int iPathBufferSize)
{
HRESULT hres;
IShellLink* psl;
WCHAR szGotPath[MAX_PATH];
WCHAR szDescription[MAX_PATH];
WIN32_FIND_DATA wfd;
*lpszPath = 0; // Assume failure
// Get a pointer to the IShellLink interface. It is assumed that CoInitialize
// has already been called.
hres = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ShellLink, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IShellLink, (LPVOID*)&psl);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
IPersistFile* ppf;
// Get a pointer to the IPersistFile interface.
hres = psl->QueryInterface(IID_IPersistFile, (void**)&ppf);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
WCHAR wsz[MAX_PATH];
// Ensure that the string is Unicode.
MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, lpszLinkFile, -1, wsz, MAX_PATH);
// Add code here to check return value from MultiByteWideChar
// for success.
// Load the shortcut.
hres = ppf->Load(wsz, STGM_READ);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
// Resolve the link.
hres = psl->Resolve(hwnd, 0);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
// Get the path to the link target.
hres = psl->GetPath(szGotPath, MAX_PATH, (WIN32_FIND_DATA*)&wfd, SLGP_SHORTPATH);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
// Get the description of the target.
hres = psl->GetDescription(szDescription, MAX_PATH);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
hres = StringCbCopy(lpszPath, iPathBufferSize, szGotPath);
if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
{
// Handle success
}
else
{
// Handle the error
}
}
}
}
}
// Release the pointer to the IPersistFile interface.
ppf->Release();
}
// Release the pointer to the IShellLink interface.
psl->Release();
}
return hres;
}