Create shortcut in windows programmatically

Question

Is there a way to create link in windows?
I found samples that use VBScript or one has to do download Shortcut.exe.
I need a simple solution. Is that possible?

Answer 1

Well, I had to use Shortcut.exe to create shortcut but actually what I needed was a HardLink to a folder but Shortcut.exe would create a SoftLink.
Eventually I used junction.exe to create the HardLink.
Check this post for more information https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46885/how-to-create-symbolic-links-in-windows

Answer 2

I suggest you to create a shortcut manually and then copy it programatically into the desktop folder. c:\users\desktop

Answer 3

I had the same problem, so i wrote library for parsing and creating .lnk files. It does not use VBScripts or JNI, java code only. See my Github.

Creating shortcuts: ShellLink.createLink("targetfile", "linkfile.lnk"). You can also set up most parameters of the link. See details and examples in repo.

Probably this question is not actual already, but i hope it will be helpfull for people who will find this topic in Google.