by urbano da gama (3 Submissions)
Category: Windows API Call/Explanation
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Intermediate
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: 
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This code enables you to create shortcuts on the desktop or startmenu or in the program file. This is especially useful when you need your setup program to create a program shorcut to the desktop which is not provided in the usual setup kit that ships with visual basic.
API DeclarationsPublic Declare Function OSfCreateShellLink Lib "vb6stkit.dll" Alias "fCreateShellLink" _
(ByVal lpstrFolderName As String, _
ByVal lpstrLinkName As String, _
ByVal lpstrLinkPath As String, _
ByVal lpstrLinkArguments As String, _
ByVal fPrivate As Long, _
ByVal sParent As String) As Long
Download Create A Shortcut On The Desktop/Program File/StartMenu etc... (3 KB)
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