public/New-ShortCut.ps1
<# .SYNOPSIS Creates a new shortcut at the specified location. .DESCRIPTION This function creates a new shortcut file that points to the specified source file. It uses the WScript.Shell object to create the shortcut and save it to the specified location. .PARAMETER SourceFileLocation The path to the source file that the shortcut should point to. This is a mandatory parameter. .PARAMETER ShortcutLocation The path where the shortcut file should be saved. This is a mandatory parameter. .EXAMPLE New-Shortcut -SourceFileLocation "C:\My Documents\ImportantFile.txt" -ShortcutLocation "C:\Desktop\ImportantFile.lnk" Creates a new shortcut on the desktop to the file "C:\My Documents\ImportantFile.txt". .NOTES This function requires the use of the WScript.Shell object and therefore only works on Windows systems. #> function New-Shortcut { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$True, ConfirmImpact='Low')] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$SourceFileLocation, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$ShortcutLocation ) if (!(ShouldProcess $ShortcutLocation "Create Shortcut")) { return } $WScriptShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell $Shortcut = $WScriptShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutLocation) $Shortcut.TargetPath = $SourceFileLocation $Shortcut.Save() } |