Inspecting the properties of shortcuts

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David Jackson

Hello,

I've been asked to write a sort of "desktop clean-up" utility.

Requirements are simple: iterate through the shortcuts (*.lnk files) on the
currently logged-on user's desktop, and delete each link whose TargetPath
property no longer exists.

Iterating through the shortcuts on the desktop is easy enough using
Directory.GetFiles(*.lnk)

I found the following article which explains how to inspect the various
properties of a shortcut:
http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/Starter.asp

This uses COMInterop to inspect the shortcuts.

The author of the article says that he doesn't believe a managed solution is
available for this. Is this true?

I don't really have a problem using COMInterop but I guess I'd prefer to use
a managed solution if possible.

Does anyone know if there is one?

Thanks,

DJ
 
David,

Well, there isn't a native managed wrapper for it if that is what you
mean, or a managed way to parse the files and get the contents.

COM interop is as managed as it is going to get.
 
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Hi Nicholas,

Thanks for the reply
Well, there isn't a native managed wrapper for it if that is what you
mean, or a managed way to parse the files and get the contents.

COM interop is as managed as it is going to get.
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OK.

DJ
 
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