Lnk format ?

[skywalker]

Is this still the format for .lnk files under XP ? Is the format different under other Win OSes?
Looks like quite a project for a program to make such a file. :-)

Thanks.

.LNK File Format
1. Header
2. Shell Item Id List
3. File Location Info
4. Description
5. Relative Path
6. Working Directory
7. Command Line Arguments
8. Icon Filename
9. Additonal Info

1. Header
Size   Contents   Description
4 bytes    Always 4C 00 00 00    This is how windows knows it is a shortcut file
16 bytes    GUID for shortcut files    The current GUID for shortcuts. It may change in the future. 01 14 02 00 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 46
1 dword    Shortcut flags    Shortcut flags are explained below
1 dword    Target file flags    Flags are explained below
1 qword    Creation time    
1 qword    Last access time    
1 qword    Modification time    
1 dword    File length    The length of the target file. 0 if the target is not a file. This value is used to find the target when the link is broken.
1 dword    Icon number    If the file has a custom icon (set by the flags bit 6), then this long integer indicates the index of the icon to use. Otherwise it is zero.
1 dword    Show Window    the ShowWnd value to pass to the target application when starting it. 1:Normal Window 2:Minimized 3:Maximized
1 dword    Hot Key    The hot key assigned for this shortcut
1 dword    Reserved    Always 0
1 dword    Reserved    Always 0

[TNick]

This is a hex dump of a .lnk to Outlook Express from my desktop. (XP SP2) Hope it helps...

4C 20 20 20 01 14 02 20 20 20 20 20 C0 20 20 20 20 20 20 46 9B 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 D8 4C 75 50 B5 A1 C6 01 8C DE C1 51 63 B5 C6 01 20 E0 60 91 1A 7A C4 01 20 EC 20 20 20 20 20 20 01 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 09 01 14 20 1F 50 E0 4F D0 20 EA 3A 69 10 A2 D8 08 20 2B 30 30 9D 19 20 2F 43 3A 5C 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 4A 20 31 20 20 20 20 20 01 35 74 3C 11 20 50 52 4F 47 52 41 7E 31 20 20 32 20 03 20 04 20 EF BE E7 34 C2 6E 01 35 64 5A 14 20 20 20 50 20 72 20 6F 20 67 20 72 20 61 20 6D 20 20 20 46 20 69 20 6C 20 65 20 73 20 20 20 18 20 4E 20 31 20 20 20 20 20 E9 34 39 A7 10 20 4F 55 54 4C 4F 4F 7E 31 20 20 36 20 03 20 04 20 EF BE E7 34 BA 58 01 35 73 3C 14 20 20 20 4F 20 75 20 74 20 6C 20 6F 20 6F 20 6B 20 20 20 45 20 78 20 70 20 72 20 65 20 73 20 73 20 20 20 18 20 42 20 32 20 20 EC 20 20 04 31 20 60 20 20 6D 73 69 6D 6E 2E 65 78 65 20 2A 20 03 20 04 20 EF BE E7 34 BB 58 FE 34 B4 63 14 20 20 20 6D 20 73 20 69 20 6D 20 6E 20 2E 20 65 20 78 20 65 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 59 20 20 20 1C 20 20 20 01 20 20 20 1C 20 20 20 2D 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 58 20 20 20 11 20 20 20 03 20 20 20 D8 FB 26 74 10 20 20 20 20 43 3A 5C 50 72 6F 67 72 61 6D 20 46 69 6C 65 73 5C 4F 75 74 6C 6F 6F 6B 20 45 78 70 72 65 73 73 5C 6D 73 69 6D 6E 2E 65 78 65 20 20 30 20 2E 20 2E 20 5C 20 2E 20 2E 20 5C 20 2E 20 2E 20 5C 20 50 20 72 20 6F 20 67 20 72 20 61 20 6D 20 20 20 46 20 69 20 6C 20 65 20 73 20 5C 20 4F 20 75 20 74 20 6C 20 6F 20 6F 20 6B 20 20 20 45 20 78 20 70 20 72 20 65 20 73 20 73 20 5C 20 6D 20 73 20 69 20 6D 20 6E 20 2E 20 65 20 78 20 65 20 20 20 43 20 3A 20 5C 20 50 20 72 20 6F 20 67 20 72 20 61 20 6D 20 20 20 46 20 69 20 6C 20 65 20 73 20 5C 20 4F 20 75 20 74 20 6C 20 6F 20 6F 20 6B 20 20 20 45 20 78 20 70 20 72 20 65 20 73 20 73 20 10 20 20 20 05 20 20 A0 26 20 20 20 77 20 20 20 60 20 20 20 03 20 20 A0 58 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 76 69 64 65 6F 6D 61 78 32 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 88 CF 82 61 72 F0 E9 4E A7 25 F1 FA F3 15 56 82 0D 8B A3 D3 A9 0D DB 11 AB B5 EA 21 BF 51 CB D0 88 CF 82 61 72 F0 E9 4E A7 25 F1 FA F3 15 56 82 0D 8B A3 D3 A9 0D DB 11 AB B5 EA 21 BF 51 CB D0 20 20 20 20

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Regards,
Nick

[mnemonic]

Hi skywalker,

I don't know what you are trying to achieve, but in case you didn't know: Have a look inside "\masm32\com\examples\shortcut" which is an example on how to make a shortcut (lnk-file).

Regards

[skywalker]

Thanks for the help.

Andy