Retrieve Path Info for/Description of Shortcut Targets
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AnonymousVersion Compatibility: Visual Basic 6
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This a VB project and a small C++ DLL (20kb) to extract the full path to the target of a shortcut. You pass the file path of a shortcut (e.g. c:\windows\sendto\*.lnk) and get back a path to the shortcut target and a description of the target.
Instructions: Click the link below to download the code. Select 'Save' from the IE popup dialog. Once downloaded, open the .zip file from your local drive using WinZip or a comparable program to view the contents.
Download sheltarg.zip