Win32::Shortcut
This module allows you to create and manipulate Windows
shortcut files (.lnk files) through Perl. The
methods and properties of this module apply to shortcut objects
created by new
:
use Win32::Shortcut; $link = Win32::Shortcut->new( );
This creates the shortcut object $link
, on which you can set properties and
save into a file. If you supply a filename as an argument to new
, the file will be loaded into the
shortcut object.
The object can also be accessed as if it was a normal hash reference. The following properties (hash keys) are available:
$link->{'File'} $link->{'Path'} $link->{'ShortPath'} $link->{'WorkingDirectory'} $link->{'Arguments'} $link->{'Description'} $link->{'ShowCmd'} $link->{'Hotkey'} $link->{'IconLocation'} $link->{'IconNumber'}
See Section 22.18.1 for a description of each property.
The following example assumes you have a shortcut file named test.lnk in your current directory. This simple script will tell you where this shortcut points to:
use Win32::Shortcut; $link=new Win32::Shortcut( ); $link->Load("test.lnk"); print "Shortcut to: $link->{'Path'} $link->{'Arguments'} \n"; $link->Close( );
But you can also modify its values:
use Win32::Shortcut; $link=new Win32::Shortcut( ); $link->Load("test.lnk"); $link->{'Path'}=~s/C:/D:/i; # Move the target from C: to D: $link->{'ShowCmd'}=SW_NORMAL; # Runs in a normal window
The methods provided by Win32::Shortcut are as follows.
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