create shortcut to folder

[D_Biel · Accepted solution]

To be honest, I am not sure what dependency CLSID_FolderShortcut has on Internet Explorer. I was able to just define the  _WIN32_IE before including the header file like:

#define _WIN32_IE 0x0500

or you can add it to the Compiler Defines in Build Options like:

/D_WIN32_IE=0x0501

Here is an MSDN article that explains what the value of this definition might be:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383745%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Even with this, I can run the code, but I get an error using CLSID_FolderShortcut. I have tried to get more information about CLSID_FolderShortcut and how to use it, but there are not many resources provided by Microsoft that I could find. Maybe someone here has some insight?

However, I was able produce a folder shortcut using CLSID_ShellLink. Use the exact same code as you did for a file, but specify the path to a directory instead of a file.

[JGS]

It works ! Thank you all.

The CVI version works when ignoring the MSDN comment about CLSID_FolderShortcut and therefore avoiding the conditional _WIN32_IE definition. And I replaced the uuid.lib in ...\CVI2010\sdk\lib\msvc64. I have a (never finished) working code.

I also tried the VB proposed example in an Excel macro. This works beautiful and I archived it for some future alternative.

Regards, Jos