New-Shortcut

Creates a new shortcut file

Script

param([string]$shortcut = "", [string]$target = "", [string]$description)

try {
	if ($shortcut -eq "" ) { $shortcut = read-host "Enter new shortcut filename" }
	if ($target -eq "" ) { $target = read-host "Enter path to target" }
	if ($description -eq "" ) { $description = read-host "Enter description" }

	$sh = new-object -ComObject WScript.Shell
	$sc = $sh.CreateShortcut("$shortcut.lnk")
	$sc.TargetPath = "$target"
	$sc.WindowStyle = "1"
	$sc.IconLocation = "C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll, 3"
	$sc.Description = "$description"
	$sc.save()

	"? created new shortcut $shortcut ? $target"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

Customize

shortcut string

Specifies the shortcut filename

target string

Specifies the path to the target

description string

Specifies a description