Create a Windows Shortcut (.lnk) in Go

Question

I would like to create a Windows Shortcut (.lnk) to the desktop and the startmenu in Golang.

I actually got the Desktop & Startmenu folders via the gowin module and I would like to create a shortcut to thoses locations.

I searched but I did not find any golang project for it. Should I create it ? Is there an other pretty method ?

Answer 1

The AWFUL Working golang solution using VBS;

package main

import(
    "bytes"
    "fmt"
    "io/ioutil"
    "os"
    "os/exec"
)

func createShortcut(linkName string, target string, arguments string, directory string, description string, destination string) {
    var scriptTxt bytes.Buffer
    scriptTxt.WriteString("option explicit\n\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("sub CreateShortCut()\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("dim objShell, strDesktopPath, objLink\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("set objShell = CreateObject(\"WScript.Shell\")\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("strDesktopPath = objShell.SpecialFolders(\"")
    scriptTxt.WriteString(destination)
    scriptTxt.WriteString("\")\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("set objLink = objShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktopPath & \"\\")
    scriptTxt.WriteString(linkName)
    scriptTxt.WriteString(".lnk\")\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("objLink.Arguments = \"")
    scriptTxt.WriteString(arguments)
    scriptTxt.WriteString("\"\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("objLink.Description = \"")
    scriptTxt.WriteString(description)
    scriptTxt.WriteString("\"\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("objLink.TargetPath = \"")
    scriptTxt.WriteString(target)
    scriptTxt.WriteString("\"\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("objLink.WindowStyle = 1\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("objLink.WorkingDirectory = \"")
    scriptTxt.WriteString(directory)
    scriptTxt.WriteString("\"\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("objLink.Save\nend sub\n\n")
    scriptTxt.WriteString("call CreateShortCut()")
    fmt.Print(scriptTxt.String())

    filename := fmt.Sprintf("lnkTo%s.vbs", destination)
    ioutil.WriteFile(filename, scriptTxt.Bytes(), 0777)
    cmd := exec.Command("wscript", filename)
    err := cmd.Run()
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
    cmd.Wait()
    os.Remove(filename)
    return
}