JCL Help:ShellLinkCreateSystem

 JCL Help: ShellLinkCreateSystem Function

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Summary

Creates a new shortcut in the specified system folder.

Pascal

 function ShellLinkCreateSystem(const Link: TShellLink; const Folder: Integer; const FileName: string): HRESULT;

Parameters

Parameters	Description
const Folder: Integer	The folder in which to create the shortcut. This must be set to one of the CSIDL_XXX constants.
const FileName: string	Filename for the new shortcut. This can include a folder but no drive indication.
ShellLink	TShellLink record with the details about the shortcut to create.

Return Value

If the function succeeds the shortcut is created and the return value is S_OK. If the function fails the return value is an OLE error code.

Description

ShellLinkCreateSystem creates a new shortcut specified by FileName in the system folder specified by the Folder parameter (CSIDL_XXX constants). FileName can contain a path but not a drive specification. See TShellLink for information about the ShortCut parameter. If the function succeeds it returns S_OK otherwise it returns an OLE error code.

See Also

ShellLinkCreate ShellLinkResolve ShellLinkFree TShellLink

About

Unit

JclShell

Donator

Marcel van Brakel

Notes

You must free the TShellLink record by calling ShellLinkFree

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