G01_0345/venv_win32/Lib/site-packages/win32comext/shell/demos/create_link.py

# link.py
# From a demo by Mark Hammond, corrupted by Mike Fletcher
# (and re-corrupted by Mark Hammond :-)
from win32com.shell import shell
import pythoncom, os

class PyShortcut:
	def __init__( self ):
		self._base = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(
			shell.CLSID_ShellLink, None,
			pythoncom.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, shell.IID_IShellLink
		)
	def load( self, filename ):
		# Get an IPersist interface
		# which allows save/restore of object to/from files
		self._base.QueryInterface( pythoncom.IID_IPersistFile ).Load( filename )
	def save( self, filename ):
		self._base.QueryInterface( pythoncom.IID_IPersistFile ).Save( filename, 0 )
	def __getattr__( self, name ):
		if name != "_base":
			return getattr( self._base, name )

if __name__=='__main__':
	import sys
	if len(sys.argv)<2:
		print("Usage: %s LinkFile [path [, args[, description[, working_dir]]]]\n\nIf LinkFile does not exist, it will be created using the other args")
		sys.exit(1)
	file = sys.argv[1]
	shortcut = PyShortcut()
	if os.path.exists( file ):
		# load and dump info from file...
		shortcut.load( file )
		# now print data...
		print('Shortcut in file %s to file:\n\t%s\nArguments:\n\t%s\nDescription:\n\t%s\nWorking Directory:\n\t%s\nItemIDs:\n\t<skipped>'%(
			file,
			shortcut.GetPath(shell.SLGP_SHORTPATH)[0],
			shortcut.GetArguments(),
			shortcut.GetDescription(),
			shortcut.GetWorkingDirectory(),
			#shortcut.GetIDList(),
		))
	else:
		if len(sys.argv) <3:
			print("Link file does not exist\nYou must supply the path, args, description and working_dir as args")
			sys.exit(1)
		# create the shortcut using rest of args...
		data = map( None, sys.argv[2:], ("SetPath", "SetArguments", "SetDescription", "SetWorkingDirectory") )
		for value, function in data:
			if value and function:
				# call function on each non-null value
				getattr( shortcut, function)( value )
		shortcut.save( file )