Public/New-ShortcutFile.ps1
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function New-ShortcutFile { <# .DESCRIPTION Create a new shortcut with an existing icon file .EXAMPLE New-ShortcutFile -IconFolder "$ENV:ALLUSERSPROFILE\MyFolder\" -IconName "icon.ico" -ShortcutPath "$ENV:ALLUSERSPROFILE\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MyShortcut.lnk" -TargetPath "https://myurl.com" .NOTES Created by: Jon Anderson Modified: 2023-07-03 #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$IconFolder, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$IconName, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$ShortcutPath, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$TargetPath ) Write-LogEntry -Value "Creating a new shortcut file with the following parameters`n$($ShortcutPath)`n$($TargetPath)`n$($IconFolder)`n$($IconName)" -Severity 1 $IconPath = $IconFolder + $IconName if(!(Test-Path -Path $IconFolder)) { New-Item -Path $IconFolder -ItemType Directory -Force } if(!(Test-Path -Path "$IconFolder\$IconName")) { Copy-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot\$IconName" -Destination $IconPath } $null = $WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell $IconFile = "IconFile=" + $IconPath $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutPath) $Shortcut.TargetPath = $TargetPath $Shortcut.Save() Add-Content $ShortcutPath "HotKey=0" Add-Content $ShortcutPath "$IconFile" Add-Content $ShortcutPath "IconIndex=0" } |