get properties of links on Windows

[Mike C. Fletcher]

This is an old module, but should still work I'd imagine:

# link.py
# From a demo by Mark Hammond, corrupted by Mike Fletcher
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
    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:
        # 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 )

HTH,
Mike

Frederik wrote:

>Hi,
>
>is it possible to get the filename on that a link on Windows is pointing to?
>
>thanks,
>
>Frederik
>  
>
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