How do I create an icon for my application via code?

[Ariston (BR)]

Hi everybody!

I want my application to (1) check if there is an icon for it in the "\windows\start menu\" folder and (2) create the icon (shortcut) if does not exist.

I have alread found the code for Harbour/xHarbour but not for harbour-ce.

How can I do it via code?

Thanks!
Ariston Santos.

[Antonio Linares]

Ariston,

I have alread found the code for Harbour/xHarbour but not for harbour-ce

Please post it here so we can review it, thanks

[Ariston (BR)]

Here is the code I found:

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*** Class         : ZLnk()                                                ***
*** Descripction  : To Create Shortcut Links                              ***
*** Author        : Carles Aubia                                          ***
*** Created on    : 04.07.2006                                            ***
*****************************************************************************

FUNCTION CriarAtalho(cExeName)
   LOCAL o
   o := ZLnk():New( cExeName )
   o:cNameLnk          := 'SISCOM.lnk'
   o:cDescription      := 'Executar o SISCOM'
   o:cWorkingDirectory := cFilePath( GetModuleFileName( GetInstance() ) )
   o:cIconLocation     := cExeName
   o:cHotKey           := "CTRL+SHIFT+S"
   o:cFolder           := 'DeskTop' //o:cFolder := 'DeskTop' or 'StartMenu' or 'StartUp' or 'Programs'
   o:Run() // Create 1st shortcut on DeskTop, as indicated above
   o:cFolder           := 'StartMenu' //o:cFolder := 'DeskTop' or 'StartMenu' or 'StartUp' or 'Programs'
   o:Run() // Create 2nd shortcut on StartMenu, as indicated above
RETURN nil

*****************************************************************************
*** ZLnk Class                                                            ***
*****************************************************************************

CLASS ZLnk

   DATA cFolder            AS CHARACTER INIT 'Desktop'
   DATA cWindowStyle       AS NUMERIC   INIT 1
   DATA cFile              AS CHARACTER INIT ''
   DATA cWorkingDirectory  AS CHARACTER INIT ''
   DATA cDescription       AS CHARACTER INIT ''
   DATA cIconLocation      AS CHARACTER INIT ''
   DATA cNameLnk           AS CHARACTER INIT ''
   DATA cHotKey            AS CHARACTER INIT ''

   METHOD New( cFile )  CONSTRUCTOR

   METHOD Run()

ENDCLASS

*****************************************************************************
*** METHOD New( cFile ) CLASS ZLnk                                        ***
*****************************************************************************

METHOD New( cFile ) CLASS ZLnk

   ::cFile := cFile

RETURN Self

*****************************************************************************
*** METHOD Run() CLASS ZLnk                                               ***
*****************************************************************************

METHOD Run() CLASS ZLnk

   LOCAL oShell, oSF, o
   LOCAL cTarget

   IF !File( ::cFile )
      RETURN .F.
   ENDIF

   IF Empty( ::cNameLnk )
      ::cNameLnk := cFileNoExt( ::cFile ) + '.lnk'
   ENDIF

   oShell := TOleAuto():New( "WScript.Shell" )

   IF oShell:hObj == 0
      RETURN .F.
   ENDIF

   oSF     := oShell:Get( 'SpecialFolders' )
   cTarget := oSF:Item( ::cFolder )

   IF Empty( cTarget )
      RETURN .F.
   ENDIF

   o := oShell:CreateShortCut( cTarget + '' + ::cNameLnk )
   o:WindowStyle      := ::cWindowStyle
   o:TargetPath       := ::cFile
   o:WorkingDirectory := ::cWorkingDirectory
   o:Description      := ::cDescription
   o:IconLocation     := ::cIconLocation
   o:HotKey           := ::cHotKey

   o:Save()

RETURN .T.

**************************
*** EOF() SHORTCUT.PRG ***
**************************

[Antonio Linares]

Ariston,

This function is available for Windows CE, not sure if it will work on Windows mobile:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms959231.aspx

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#pragma BEGINDUMP

#include <windows.h>
#include <shellapi.h>

HB_FUNC( SHCREATESHORTCUT )
{
   hb_retl( SHCreateShortcut( hb_parc( 1 ), hb_parc( 2 ) ) );
}

#pragma ENDDUMP
 

[Ariston (BR)]

After some small changes, It worked, with a small problem: It does not work if the app is stored in the “Storage Card”. Only if it is stored in the own device. When the EXE is placed in the storage card this error message shows: “Cannot find ‘Storage’. Check if required components are not missing…” (Something like this).

Here is the function changed:

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HB_FUNC( SHCREATESHORTCUT )
{
   LPWSTR szShortcut = AnsiToWide( ( char * ) hb_parc( 1 ) );
   LPWSTR szTarget = AnsiToWide( ( char * ) hb_parc( 2 ) );
   hb_retl( SHCreateShortcut( szShortcut, szTarget ) );
}
 

Here is how I call the funciton:

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SHCREATESHORTCUT("\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SisPed.lnk", CurDir()+"\sisped.exe")