main.cpp

2 Freeware MFC classes to encapsulate shell shortcuts

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include "ShellLink.h"

void main()
{
  //Initialise the OLE subsystem
  HRESULT hRes = ::CoInitialize(NULL);
  if (!SUCCEEDED(hRes))
  {
    TRACE(_T("Failed to initialize OLE\n"));
    return;
  }


  //Test all the functionality of the classes

  //First Saving
  CShellLinkInfo sli1;
  sli1.m_sTarget = _T("notepad.exe");
  sli1.m_sArguments = _T("c:\\config.sys");
  sli1.m_sWorkingDirectory = _T("c:\\");
  sli1.m_sDescription = _T("Edit your config.sys");
  sli1.m_sIconLocation = _T("shell32.dll");
  sli1.m_nIconIndex = 21; //Use an interesting icon
  sli1.m_nShowCmd = SW_MAXIMIZE;
  CShellLink sl1;
  if (sl1.Create(sli1))
  {
    if (!sl1.Save(_T("c:\\Edit your config.sys.lnk")))
      TRACE(_T("Failed to save link\n"));
    else
      _tprintf(_T("A shortcut to edit your config.sys had been created on you C:\\ drive\n"));
  }
  else
    TRACE(_T("Failed to create link\n"));

  //Now loading
  CShellLink sl2;
  if (!sl2.Load(_T("c:\\Edit your config.sys.lnk")))
    TRACE(_T("Failed to open link\n"));

  //Now Resolving
  if (!sl2.Resolve(NULL, SLR_ANY_MATCH))
    TRACE(_T("Failed to resolve link\n"));
  
  //Now try saving a URL shortcut
  CShellLinkInfo sli2;
  sli2.m_sTarget = _T("http://indigo.ie/~pjn");
  sli2.m_sWorkingDirectory = _T("c:\\");
  sli2.m_sDescription = _T("Visit the authors Web Site");
  sli2.m_sIconLocation = _T("shell32.dll");
  sli2.m_nIconIndex = 14; //Use an interesting icon
  sli2.m_nShowCmd = SW_MAXIMIZE;
  CUrlShellLink sl4;
  if (sl4.Create(sli2))
  {
    if (!sl4.Save(_T("c:\\PJ Naughters Web Site.url")))
      TRACE(_T("Failed to save URL link\n"));
    else
      _tprintf(_T("A shortcut to my web site had been created on you C:\\ drive\n"));
  }
  else
    TRACE(_T("Failed to create URL link\n"));
  
  //and loading a URL shortcut
  CUrlShellLink sl5;
  if (!sl5.Load(_T("c:\\PJ Naughters Web Site.url")))
    TRACE(_T("Failed to load URL link\n"));

  //and loading a URL shortcut
  if (!sl5.Invoke(NULL, IURL_INVOKECOMMAND_FL_USE_DEFAULT_VERB, _T("")))
    TRACE(_T("Failed to invoke URL link\n"));
  else
    _tprintf(_T("Now conneting to my web site\n"));


  //Closedown the OLE subsystem
  ::CoUninitialize();

  _tprintf(_T("Till Next time!!!, Press any key to exit\n"));
  int ch = getch();
}