void createshortcut()
{
//Chosen for creating a shortcut with the help of vbscript
//It's an extra liablility, but better than forcing the
//use of a WSH wrapper.
//An alternative can be found here: http://www.msjogren.net/dotnet/eng/samples/dotnet_shelllink.asp
//Looks very interesting, but didn't try it, since it would inflate the
//use of this simple class too much.
//But still it might be a very good thing to use, especially if
//this doesn't work ;-)
string file = Application.UserAppDataPath + "\\createshortcut.vbs";
try
{
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(file);
sw.Write(string.Format(
@"Set Shell = CreateObject(""WScript.Shell"")
Set link = Shell.CreateShortcut(""{0}"")
link.TargetPath = ""{1}""
link.Description = ""{2}""
link.Arguments = ""{3}""
link.WorkingDirectory = ""{4}""
link.Save"
, startupfolderfile, ApplicationName, regkeyname, commandlineparams, new FileInfo(ApplicationName).DirectoryName));
sw.Close();
Process.Start(file).WaitForExit();
}
catch
{
throw;
}
finally
{
try { File.Delete(file); }
catch { }
}
}
