File Icon and Start->Programs

[reisve]

Hi all

I've been looking allover the forums and could not get a satisfactory answer for this:

• How to put a shortcut for an aplication in the desktop
  How to put a shortcut for an application in the Start->Programs->Startup or create a new folder in the Start->Programs and put the shortcuts in there
  How to put an icon in the application window(s) (on the top left before the title of the window)

I know the setup Library has functions for some of these questions, but it is in germany...

Any one willing to help?

Thanks

[Kaeru Gaman]

3. PB-IDE -> Compiler Options

2. + 1. the Current User Path is an environment variable. (don't remember its name right now)
you can retrieve that path and perform standard file operations to it.

[reisve]

Thanks
3-I'm using jaPBe. Couldn't find anything
1+2 - I want the AllUsers. Can get the path (hardcoded, if I have to). But how do I create the .lnk file?

[Kaeru Gaman]

> hardcoded, if I have to

not very useful, since it means your program will not be portable to other national windows versions.

better search for the correct environment variable.


> how do I create the .lnk file?

I don't know how to create a .lnk on-the-fly,
there should be a way to let the API create it like the Link-Assistant does.

[harff182]

better search for the correct environment variable.

ALLUSERSPROFILE

[reisve]

Thanks harff182

[harff182]

But how do I create the .lnk file?

If you use the search-function, you will find some threads about shortcuts (.lnk).
I've also seen some code, but that may be outdated.
I'm not at my PB-computer, so I can't do more ATM...

hth...
scholly

[reisve]

I've been looking allover the forums and could not get a satisfactory answer for this:

I searched the forums...

I found solutions in the code archive. Not what I was looking for but it will do

[rsts]

I use srod's method from this post

http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=32806