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 windowThe methods provided by Win32::Shortcut are as follows.