Is there a way either through VBA or a Windows API call to change the display
icon of a shortcut located on the desktop?

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ben,

It can be done with the "WScript.Shell" object.

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Sub ChangeLnkIcon()
' Changes icon for desktop shortcut named TestA to the 21st icon in shell32
Set wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strDesktop = wsh.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
Set objLink = wsh.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\TestA.lnk")
With objLink
.IconLocation = "%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll, 20"
.Save
End With
End Sub

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Even though you would not see the lnk extension on the shortcut name (TestA
in my example),you need to include the LNK extension. If no shortcut named
TestA were found on the desktop, a new shortcut with that name (and no
Target) would be created. The .Save is required to create a new shortcut or
to save edits, otherwise CreateShortcut simply makes the various properties
like IconLocation available for reading.

Steve Yandl



"ben" (remove this if mailing direct) wrote in
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Is there a way either through VBA or a Windows API call to change the
display
icon of a shortcut located on the desktop?

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When you lose your mind, you free your life.
Ever Notice how we use '' for comments in our posts even if they aren''t
expected to go into the code?

steve is it possible to use this method using a custom .ico file?

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"Steve Yandl" wrote:

ben,

It can be done with the "WScript.Shell" object.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sub ChangeLnkIcon()
' Changes icon for desktop shortcut named TestA to the 21st icon in shell32
Set wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strDesktop = wsh.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
Set objLink = wsh.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\TestA.lnk")
With objLink
.IconLocation = "%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll, 20"
.Save
End With
End Sub

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Even though you would not see the lnk extension on the shortcut name (TestA
in my example),you need to include the LNK extension. If no shortcut named
TestA were found on the desktop, a new shortcut with that name (and no
Target) would be created. The .Save is required to create a new shortcut or
to save edits, otherwise CreateShortcut simply makes the various properties
like IconLocation available for reading.

Steve Yandl



"ben" (remove this if mailing direct) wrote in
message ...
Is there a way either through VBA or a Windows API call to change the
display
icon of a shortcut located on the desktop?

--
When you lose your mind, you free your life.
Ever Notice how we use '' for comments in our posts even if they aren''t
expected to go into the code?

Yes, just point to the ico file, skip the comma and index number and don't
forget the quotes around the path.

Steve


"ben" (remove this if mailing direct) wrote in
message ...
steve is it possible to use this method using a custom .ico file?

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When you lose your mind, you free your life.
Ever Notice how we use '' for comments in our posts even if they aren''t
expected to go into the code?


"Steve Yandl" wrote:

ben,

It can be done with the "WScript.Shell" object.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sub ChangeLnkIcon()
' Changes icon for desktop shortcut named TestA to the 21st icon in
shell32
Set wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strDesktop = wsh.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
Set objLink = wsh.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\TestA.lnk")
With objLink
.IconLocation = "%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll, 20"
.Save
End With
End Sub

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Even though you would not see the lnk extension on the shortcut name
(TestA
in my example),you need to include the LNK extension. If no shortcut
named
TestA were found on the desktop, a new shortcut with that name (and no
Target) would be created. The .Save is required to create a new shortcut
or
to save edits, otherwise CreateShortcut simply makes the various
properties
like IconLocation available for reading.

Steve Yandl



"ben" (remove this if mailing direct) wrote in
message ...
Is there a way either through VBA or a Windows API call to change the
display
icon of a shortcut located on the desktop?

--
When you lose your mind, you free your life.
Ever Notice how we use '' for comments in our posts even if they
aren''t
expected to go into the code?