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WindowsShortCutMBS.CreateShortCut as boolean

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Windows Shortcuts MBS Win Plugin ❌ No ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No Desktop, Console & Web
Creates a shortcut on the specified location.

Returns true on success and false on any error.
Version 10.1: Now adds the icon, too.

Some examples using this method:

WindowsShortCutMBS.ResolveShortCut(DisableGUI as boolean=false, DisableSearch as boolean=false) as boolean

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Windows Shortcuts MBS Win Plugin 3.4 ❌ No ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No Desktop, Console & Web
Resolves the shortcut.

Fills the properties target, description, Argument, WorkingDirectory, Icon and IconID.
Returns false on any error.

Parameters added in plugin version 7.4:

DisableGUI:
Do not display a dialog box if the link cannot be resolved. The time-out duration will be set to the default value of 3,000 milliseconds (3 seconds).

DisableSearch:
Do not execute the search heuristics.

For more details check this page in Microsoft's documentation:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb774952(v=vs.85).aspx

Some examples using this method:

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS Win Plugin.


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