Reading the Command Line Parameters from a .lnk file

To read command line parameters from a shortcut (.lnk) file in Windows, you can use the WshShortcut object from the Windows Script Host (WSH). Here's an example in VBScript that demonstrates how to retrieve the target path and command line arguments from a shortcut file:

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Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set lnk = WshShell.CreateShortcut("C:\path\to\shortcut.lnk")



targetPath = lnk.TargetPath

arguments = lnk.Arguments



WScript.Echo "Target Path: " & targetPath

WScript.Echo "Arguments: " & arguments

To execute this script, save it with a .vbs extension and run it from the command prompt or by double-clicking on it. Replace "C:\path\to\shortcut.lnk" with the actual path to your shortcut file.

The WshShortcut object provides properties to access various attributes of the shortcut, including the target path and command line arguments. In the script above, we use the TargetPath property to retrieve the path to the target file or application associated with the shortcut, and the Arguments property to retrieve the command line arguments specified in the shortcut.

You can modify the script or integrate it into your own code as needed. Note that this example uses VBScript, but you can achieve similar results using other scripting languages supported by WSH, such as JScript or PowerShell.